![]() ![]() Some have been forced into a decision, such as Thomas More, who chose faith over Henry VIII. Do we accept that loyalty to family trumps loyalty to one’s nation? What about loyalty to one’s religion and one’s political allegiance? As the philosopher Troy Jollimore explains in his book On Loyalty (2012), it is impossible to create a universally accepted hierarchy of loyalties in which one outranks another. How could this be? Her loyalty, she argued, was directed towards the nation rather than the leader: the country was her higher loyalty.Ĭonflicting loyalties can create genuine dilemmas: loyalties frequently clash and the choice over which one to follow can be anguishing. Yet Julia Gillard described herself as Kevin Rudd’s ‘loyal’ deputy after she ousted the Australian Prime Minister in 2010. Bush and, more recently, Donald Trump, the presidents’ leading advisers have been expected to be loyal to the point of skewing, or even eschewing, truthfulness and morality. ![]() Kennedy questioned whether it was appropriate to have a Roman Catholic president due to dual loyalties between his country and faith. David Gauke, one of those to have recently lost the Conservative Party whip, admitted that many MPs have had to ‘wrestle with conflicting loyalties’ in the past few months, as Brexit rips a hole through traditional ties of party and family. Citing ‘unresolvable tension’ between family loyalty and the national interest, he found the time had come to quit his governmental roles. Jo Johnson, the younger brother of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, recently blamed divided loyalties for his resignation as Cabinet minister and MP. ![]()
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