Moral Compass

I hear a lot of talk about moral compasses these days; maybe because it's a presidential election year. I thought I'd be able to conjur up an entertining fact or two about the term, but no matter where I looked it seemed to be used by any number of people who want you to behave in ways that are not in your own best interest for some imagined good. You know, selfish about your selflessness. Kinda reminds me of Lord Farquaad in Shrek when he's talking to the troops before the battle. He says, "some of you will not come back alive..........but that's a risk I'm willing to take". All I know is that my moral compass always points north.