When we separated, I did not want to get in a slugfest. I had to take the high ground.

We all know it's a high-profile case, ... I don't know Moe Amery from a hole in the ground, so I had no difficulty in accepting the file.

We need to reclaim the ethical high ground of what California should mean,

Flying starts from the ground. The more grounded you are, the higher you fly.

Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you're moral, saying you're moral is not the same as acting morally.

When we classify an issue as a 'shield issue' it is usually because we feel that someone else occupies the high ground on that issue. We feel we can't win on that issue and so we adopt a defensive posture.