Sentences with phrase «to take the moral high ground»

Because most non believers can easily take the moral high ground in these debates.

People who take the moral high ground because they care about the planet and the grandchildren and you don't.

Ah, the church takes the moral high ground once again.

How many Newts pervade the GOP who disgustingly take the moral high ground by campaigning on «family values» then turn around and abandon a wife with cancer?

no need to try and take the moral high ground tho Charlie u already look an idiot

That is no platform to take the moral high ground about «Attractive football» and «Entertaining fans» because it's neither attractive nor entertaining.

Shades of Monica Lewinski... and it makes you wonder - how taking bribes can be condoned (see Lobbyist in the dictionary), and yet the populace takes the moral high ground when it comes to hanky panky... somehow, as usual, we miss the bigger picture.

EVERYONE at one time or another has posted junk (me predicting a City win and you castigating Per) as you call it, so let's not take the moral high ground as a right.

Some banks take the moral high ground and don't back vice businesses, but many banks have an appetite for risk and just need better guidance,» says Brudner.

What makes you the authority to take the moral high ground now or is this just a sham by you to take God out of the US??

«It's laughable that Ed Cox, a walking JCOPE violation as an unregistered lobbyist for the Noble Energy oil company, who is head of the party that counts Dean Skelos, George Maziarz, Ed Mangano and John Venditto among its leaders and empowered Pedro Espada, is trying to take the moral high ground o n anything.

He'd actually take the moral high ground if he said, «This idea's ridiculous, I'm not going to do anything.»

How can a writer without credibility take the moral high ground and judge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in his Kangaroo Court of hate and prejudice?

«We must tackle the tabloids on welfare, crime and immigration: people who want to be really nasty to scroungers, yobs and foreigners will vote Tory anyway, so we might as well take the moral high ground and give ourselves something worth fighting for.»

«For someone who did not hesitate to take the moral high ground in denigrating the ethical standards of hunters during the campaign to ban lead ammunition, it is disappointing to see that Jennifer Fearing does not hold herself to those same ethical standards in properly disclosing her relationship with the governor,» Chuck Michel, California attorney for the National Rifle Association, said in a statement.

WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE SAID: (of course she was making a political speech to get her husband votes and was not able to take the moral high ground by telling the truth)

Fair play for trying to take the moral high ground tho Charlie

Arsenal fans like to take the moral high ground about «doing things the right way» and take vicarious pride in the balance sheet trophy (like they get anything out of it).

This week has seen all three party leaders attempting to take the moral high ground when it comes to «responsible capitalism» (possibly an oxymoron).

The way Britain has handled the Julian Assange nightmare, threatening the Ecuadorians with a violation of their embassy premises under an at - best dubious legal pretext, handed Quito an opportunity to take the moral high ground on Wednesday.

«We have taken the moral high ground because we are dealing with the most vulnerable people we're supposed to be delivering services too.»

They could take the moral high ground, effectively holding Facebook and Google hostage by withholding advertising until the problem is fixed.

At any rate you must take the moral high ground.

Adam Neumann, one of the founders of WeWork, tried to persuade protesters that his company had taken the moral high ground in a labor dispute that left about 100 jobless.

Both seek to take the moral high ground.

So before you take that moral high ground, let me ask you....

Which, lets face it, if we're talking ethics — how can you sell THAT to customers knowing how unhealthy it is and then try to take the moral high ground?

You did the exact thing 2 years ago mate, so do nt try and take the moral high ground you two faced twat.

«You can take the moral high ground and say it is terrible to settle,» Lovelace says, «or you can recognize the practical business view that this is the prudent thing to do.»

The man hater ones, where the writer attempts to take the moral high ground in every situation, and belittle the men courting her (often without them realising).

We know how addicted SJWs are to blaming, accusing, negating, openly despising non-leftists, being perpetually offended and taking the moral high ground.

It gave me the opportunity to take the moral high ground and ask the kids to do their very best because their writing was headed for publication.

When put in a situation where there were a lot of choices for a character to make I would take the moral high ground.

NASA has had so many opportunities to take the moral high ground, but it's obvious from both the climategate emails and these other FOIA requests that the only person behaving in a calm, considered manner is McIntyre.

Those who claim the title of environmentalist have taken the moral high ground and used what should be a good paradigm, environmentalism, for a political agenda.

How dare you take the moral high ground.

If you think you are taking the moral high ground by being evasive about your salary instead of lying, be warned that the only thing this accomplishes is creating a perception that you have something to hide and that you are likely worth a meager salary.

It also makes me think they took a moral high ground at work and got called out on it.