Never do what's left- Henry Walther

I don't know who told me this or when, heck maybe nobody ever directly said it but it's been insinuated my whole life: do what's right.
That's about as generic and boring a piece of advice can get but it really means a lot to me. When I hear endless political debates over the feasibility of x and the long term fiscal repercussions of y I usually hop in the conversation and give my input. I mean, these are things that we have to consider right? Well yes to some degree (am I talking to myself?), but what often is neglected is what is simply the right thing to do.
I don't support gay marriage because of the equal protection clause in the 14th amendment or the separation of church and state, I support it because it's the moral thing to do.
I don't call for a universal basic income because it cuts government waste and takes advantage of the economic multiplier effect, I call for it because it's the moral thing to do.

And yet I feel like a hypocrite. I don't always follow these principles. I'm morally abhorred by abortion but support the legal right to choose regardless, I support the "wrong" thing. I recognize this double standard and quite frankly don't really know how to reconcile it. I'm not sure I ever will but I feel as long as I'm aware of my faults and short comings, it'll all work out.

In these days of over pragmatism, morals get lost and forgotten about. Never do what's left, do what's right.