One of the three will want me anyway. And my conscience is quiet about my not caring which one I choose: the three of them are equally bad for Syria.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker must choose between three unfavorable options for their country and feels no moral burden in picking one.
- In plain terms
- I have to pick one of three bad choices for Syria and it does not matter which.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes leadership involves choosing the least bad option without guilt.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you chosen a lesser evil?
- How do you justify bad choices?
Another view
It normalizes accepting a state where all options are harmful.
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