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In human history a moral victory is always a disaster, for it debauches and degrades both the victor and the vanquished.

H. L. Mencken
Victory, Moral, Disaster
H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.199, Vintage
In human history a moral victory is always a disaster, for it debauches and degrades both the victor and the vanquished.