„There is nothing wrong with having values. They are good reasons why politicians are so keen about talking values as the basis of their own policies. Besides creating a simplistic worldview in black and white, where the opponent is always wrong, by definition, it also leaves room for a foreign policy, where politicians can outbid each other by claiming to be holier that the Pope,“ Hedlund wrote. „Should the worst happen, we can always console ourselves with the fact that our values were superior, and that we had morality on our side,“ he concluded sarcastically.