He claims what he is proposing is "less morally questionable" yet in the very next line he states he wants something "truly horrible" and "evil itself." 
He claims what he is proposing is "less morally questionable" yet in the very next line he states he wants something "truly horrible" and "evil itself."
Not to mention most pirates were able to elect and then also remove their captains if they weren't getting paid well from raiding