Or they could become just another special interest group carping for attention and money, their moral capital squandered.

By the time he left Washington, Levitt had accumulated a tremendous amount of moral capital.

He has spent his moral capital trying, unsuccessfully, to end the murderous conflict between black political factions.

"I don't want to invest my moral capital in it," said the partner, who declined to be identified.

Milan is traditionally referred to as the moral capital of Italy, especially due to the city's perceived work ethic.

Now all that moral capital has been spent.

Perhaps the human race is beset by problems which it lacks the moral capital to resolve.

Once the religious and moral capital of the classical world.

Now some of them would like to give something back, to return to Dagestan and use their material and moral capital for its benefit.

Not if it could force them to expend all of their energy and moral capital defending themselves against such sensational charges.