The safe course is to avoid situations
which are disagreeable and dangerous.
Such a course might get one by the issue of the moment,
but it has bitter and evil consequences.
In the long days and years
which stretch beyond that moment of decision,
one must live with one’s self....
It is not merely a question of peace of mind,
although that is vital;
it is a matter of integrity of character.
Dean Acheson, New York Times Book Review
