The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Topic

Moral principles Moral flexibility

Speaker

C.C.

Author

W. Somerset Maugham

Source

The Circle

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Maugham, William Somerset. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. 3 Mar. 1921, Haymarket Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

Current Citation

Maugham, William Somerset. The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts. Cornell University Library, 2009, act 3.

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