Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  As Rama had always tried to be a model of rectitude, the thought of sending Sita away tormented him endlessly; he felt torn between his duty as a husband and his duty as a king.

Mahabharata:  Given his moral rectitude, Bhishma felt tormented because his vow to serve the Kuru king obligated him to fight for the vicious Duryodhana instead of the virtuous Yudhisthira.

Bhagavad-gita:  The Gita’s twelfth chapter (12.13-20) highlights that those devotees who are characterized by moral rectitude become especially dear to the Lord.