I believe that cunning is not only morally wrong but also politically inexpedient, and have therefore always discountenanced its use even from the practical standpoint.

Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right.

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

The president seems to do what is politically expedient, versus what is morally correct. Therefore, if we make it politically expedient for him to do the moral thing, that's what he'll do.