I don't believe a moral person should consider the consequences,the next election, world opinion or his/her own legacy before doing the right thing.
As Nike says: "Just do it!"
"I don't believe a moral person should consider the consequences,the next election, world opinion or his/her own legacy before doing the right thing."
No argument from me on that; however, one doesn't need many hands or feet to tote up the number of moral people involved in politics. I'll bet the ranch that Karl Rove has considered the consequences before offering his advice to W., and I'll also bet that it was right along the lines of my original post.