"As a representative of [[Rome]], [[Regulus]]’s oaths, **his decisions were not just about him. “My reasons for this attitude are various,” Regulus explained, “but the principal one is that if I abide by my oath, I alone shall suffer disaster, but if I break it, the whole city will be involved.”** He would gladly suffer now himself than defer that cost to generations of future Romans whose word no friend or foe could trust." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[making-decisions]], [[personal-values]], [[consistency]], [[leadership]], [[life-of-service]] **Source** -- [[202409180127 - B - Right Thing, Right Now]]