Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Doing the decent thing can feel lonely at the moment of doing it, especially when others around you are taking the easier route. Over time, though, steady good conduct tends to draw people who were looking for exactly that, and it gives others permission to act on scruples they were keeping to themselves. Integrity turns out to be something like a signal that like-minded people can find.

If you are holding a line at work or in your family and feel isolated in it, give it longer than feels comfortable before concluding you are alone. Look around for the quiet ally who has not spoken up yet.