Right or Expedient?

There used to be a saying that said you always choose what is right over what is expedient. Now, it seems like the saying has gone the other way and everybody is choosing what is expedient while not even considering what is right.

I know that you cannot say everybody or always. At least not without some repercussions. After all, there are no absolutes. (The last sentence is not an exception, just a paradox.) But it sure seems that people are choosing to do what is expedient rather than what...