CLASSIC EXCUSES USED BY THOSE CHARGED WITH THE ABUSE OF POWER.......... ( Research by Carp )

• What abuse ?
• The Constitution and its by-laws allowed us a fair bit of leeway
• One has to balance rigidity with flexibility  
• Exceptional circumstances required exceptional measures
• The means justified the ends
• We used our discretion in a sensible and proper way
• The tough decisions we made were widely welcomed
• More good has come from our decisions than harm
• Might is right 
• What's all the fuss about ? We only did what people expected of us
• Expediency was called for
• Your definition of " abuse " differs greatly from ours 
• Any deviation we may have been guilty of was of no meaningful significance 
• It was a situation where we had to choose the lesser of two evils
• We had no choice in the matter : our hands were tied