seize the moral high ground

To claim, purport, or make it appear that one's arguments, beliefs, ideas, etc., are morally superior to those espoused by others. The senator always tries to seize the moral high ground during a debate so as to shift public opinion in his favor.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sophos	-	Ancient Greek
Hariman	-	Ancient Germanic
Branka	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Lydia	LID-ee-ə (English), LUY-dee-ah (German, Finnish)	English, German, Finnish, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Amika	ah-MEE-kah	Esperanto
Dionisie	-	Romanian