Nonconformist reformers subordinate self-preservation to their moral principles

Evidence

Thomas More, who was beheaded for refusing to compromise his resolute religious convictions, is a notable example from history. Social reformers often endure untold hardships for unyielding adherence to ideological and moral principles. Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela are but a few reformers who sacrificed their well-being and even their lives for their principles. Moral heroism is not confined to phenomenal reformers, however. In later analyses, we cite examples of extraordinary moral courage by common individuals and address the psychosocial factors that motivated them. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 227

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 227
• XREF: connects to: Reform succeeded only where conscience aligned with self-interest — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3200; Early Progressives joined reform movements out of idealist conviction, not self-interest — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 291; Failed idealism converts reformers into concealment-driven operators — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 769 (+4 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Reform succeeded only where conscience aligned with self-interest — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3200; Early Progressives joined reform movements out of idealist conviction, not self-interest — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 291; Failed idealism converts reformers into concealment-driven operators — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 769 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Crusading moral idealism, denied other outlets, turned inward against external change #complicates (0.78) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 1782
• Colonial reformers’ ethical indignation coexisted with colonial privilege #complicates (0.75)