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1 " It is a rather lamentable fact that few can call upon courage with the expediency they can fear. "
― Gitty Daneshvari
2 " And again, though we cannot prove, we feel, that we are deathless. We perceive that life is not like those dramas so beloved by the people—in which every villain is punished, and every act of virtue meets with its reward; we learn anew every day that the wisdom of the serpent fares better here than the gentleness of the dove, and that any thief can triumph if he steals enough. If mere worldly utility and expediency were the justification of virtue, it would not be wise to be too good. And yet, knowing all this, having it flung into our faces with brutal repetition, we still feel the command to righteousness, we know that we ought to do the inexpedient good. "
― Will Durant , The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
3 " That speech (Daniel Webster's) “raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart. "
― Robert A. Caro , Master of the Senate
4 " On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” And Vanity comes along and asks the question, “Is it popular?” But Conscience asks the question, “Is it right?”... The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge, moments of great crisis and controversy. "
― Martin Luther King Jr. , The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
5 " But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility. "
― Erwin Rommel , The Rommel Papers
6 " Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity or if it is insisted upon by a commander irresponsibility. "
7 " Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand. "
8 " When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder. "
― Lao Tzu
