Expediency
noun
The quality of being helpful or useful in a particular situation, but not always right or fair.
The government sometimes acts out of political expediency rather than sticking to its principles.
Often appears as...
- political expediency
- question of expediency
noun
The quality of being convenient and efficient, often at the expense of moral considerations or principles.
Her decision to vote was based on expediency, not conviction.
Often appears as...
- based on expediency
- due to expediency
noun
The quality of being helpful or useful in a particular situation, but not always right or fair.
The government sometimes acts out of political expediency rather than sticking to its principles.
Often appears as...
- political expediency
- question of expediency
noun
The quality of being convenient and efficient, often at the expense of moral considerations or principles.
Her decision to vote was based on expediency, not conviction.
Often appears as...
- based on expediency
- due to expediency
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Expediency may vary in valuation; helpful in urgent scenarios, but debatable when ethical aspects are considered.
They chose expediency to resolve the crisis swiftly.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Decisions
In politics, expediency might lead to actions that prioritize short-term gains over steadfast principles.
Laws passed by political expediency often ignore long-term consequences.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Dilemmas
Using expediency might suggest a compromise of ethics or fairness, especially in moral discussions.
The lawyer's strategy was criticized for its expediency.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Expediency may vary in valuation; helpful in urgent scenarios, but debatable when ethical aspects are considered.
They chose expediency to resolve the crisis swiftly.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Decisions
In politics, expediency might lead to actions that prioritize short-term gains over steadfast principles.
Laws passed by political expediency often ignore long-term consequences.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Dilemmas
Using expediency might suggest a compromise of ethics or fairness, especially in moral discussions.
The lawyer's strategy was criticized for its expediency.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Expediency may vary in valuation; helpful in urgent scenarios, but debatable when ethical aspects are considered.
They chose expediency to resolve the crisis swiftly.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Decisions
In politics, expediency might lead to actions that prioritize short-term gains over steadfast principles.
Laws passed by political expediency often ignore long-term consequences.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Dilemmas
Using expediency might suggest a compromise of ethics or fairness, especially in moral discussions.
The lawyer's strategy was criticized for its expediency.
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And he said, "For me, nationalism means war. We have seen it before, we have lived through it before on my continent, and I am very clear about that." So he was not going to, just for political expediency,
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How to seek truth in the...
And he said, "For me, nationalism means war. We have seen it before, we have lived through it before on my continent, and I am very clear about that." So he was not going to, just for political expediency,
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
If you distill the essence of everything, what life is about, every single one of us is given a short moment in time on this planet, and we all have one universal need and desire, and that is to be loved and to love. And to deny that for your own political expediency, I don't want to live in that column. It ain't worth it.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
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.
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Chuck Schumer
American Politician
Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love.
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Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn't always discuss for reasons of political expediency.
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Erwin Rommel
German General
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
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Quentin Crisp
English Writer
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
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Grover Cleveland
American President
Party honesty is party expediency.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
If you distill the essence of everything, what life is about, every single one of us is given a short moment in time on this planet, and we all have one universal need and desire, and that is to be loved and to love. And to deny that for your own political expediency, I don't want to live in that column. It ain't worth it.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
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.
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Chuck Schumer
American Politician
Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love.
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Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
My greatest political asset, which professional politicians fear, is my mouth, out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn't always discuss for reasons of political expediency.
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Erwin Rommel
German General
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
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Quentin Crisp
English Writer
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
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Grover Cleveland
American President
Party honesty is party expediency.
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