What's more important - being morally right or being happy?

I also wondered if I should ask how the OP defines morality. However, we SPians (and lesser beings too ) often get up in arms about some injustice or other. Why are we so convinced that something is unjust if we personally don't know if it's right or wrong? For example, I don't think there is anyone in a common American society who would think it fair if they were given a speeding ticket and arrested when they do not know how to drive, and will not only feel angry, unjustly done by, and experience no guilt for speeding, but also will go to great lengths to prove their perceived innocence. Moreover, if they told their friends the situation, they could reasonably expect their friends to agree (rather than discuss the possibility of it being a fair ticket), suggesting that an understanding of objective right and wrong is also reasonably present in society generally.

(this was for Swerve's 1st post - obviously I took too long to post )

I respect the fact that you are open minded. It is extremely admirable. Unfortunately the car example brought up bad memories.

Even though I state that I would value happiness, success, and survival over most moral values, there is one that I would have a hard time compromising. Honesty. I'm hard pressed to tell a lie. Unless I'm being sarcastic or cynical. Then again, life is nothing but a hard press.

Oh! If I recall correctly, Fiel should be apt about philosophy. At least, I think I checked out a couple of links in his signature awhile ago.