conscience

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Justice Minister Akin Gurlek, the former chief prosecutor who led the investigation into Imamoglu, told reporters on Friday: "I simply did my duty as a public prosecutor. My conscience is clear."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Resisting its pull requires that people of conscience and others who support real democracy engage in acts of moral witnessing and radical empathy.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei had refused: “We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Thursday, Amodei doubled down on his objections, saying that while the company continues to negotiate and wants to work with the Pentagon, “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Judge Lawrence Irving, a Reagan appointee, noted upon his retirement: “If I remain on the bench, I have no choice but to follow the law. I just can’t, in good conscience, continue to do this.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander