How pragmatic are we?

In his Let's be pragmatic blog post, Jason Yip asks a single simple question:
When you say "let's be pragmatic", do you mean short-term pragmatic? Or do you mean long-term pragmatic, which means paying attention to sticking to values and principles?

The answer is obvious but unfortunately different for different people.
All members of a cohesive team should give the same answer to the question. Or should they?