I'm in an at will state. I get it. But that doesn't remove your responsibilities to do the right thing. I've lost a hell of a lot, including jobs, because I did the right thing and the bosses got mad.
I'm sorry, you still do the right thing. Even when its hard.
"Goodness is not goodness that seeks advantage. Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue in extremis."