good conscience

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Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei had refused: “We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

After months of negotiations hit a wall, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a statement Thursday night that “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

"These threats do not change our position: we cannot in good conscience accede to their request," Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"Morally and in good conscience from an ethical perspective, I do not think I can continue to use this site," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Judge Lawrence Irving, a Reagan appointee, noted upon his retirement: “If I remain on the bench, I have no choice but to follow the law. I just can’t, in good conscience, continue to do this.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander