„The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.“

— T.S. Eliot
„We must progress to the stage of doing all the right things for all the right reasons instead of doing all the right things for all the wrong reasons.“
— Buckminster Fuller
„To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.“
— Theodore Roosevelt
„Doing the right things for the wrong reasons is typical of humanity. Precession — not conscious planning — provides a productive outcome for misguided political and military campaigns.“
— Buckminster Fuller