QUOTATION: THE FALSE NECESSITY TRAP. Necessity is not a fact; it’s an interpretation. It’s not a moral justification; it’s a rationalization." – Friedrich Nietzsche and Michael Josephson.

Consider these justifications: “The only way I could get the job is if I fudge on my resume” “Everyone has to lie or cheat sometimes to be successful.” “I had to cheat or I would not have passed and if I didn’t pass I would not get into Harvard.” “The other guys were taking steroids, I had to do thesame …