One of my favorite discussions of hypocrisy is in Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age - a novel which is well worth a read.

> "That we occasionally violate our own stated moral code does not imply that we are insincere in espousing that code."

You can read the full segment on hypocrisy here: http://steveedney.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/hypocrisy-relativ...