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Martha, a loving and gentle wife, walked into the living room where her husband, Orville, sat reading the newspaper in his recliner. “Honey,” she said, “I’ve noticed you haven’t been…
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The Price of Integrity
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithQualifying School – known in the golfing world as Q School – is a harrowing ordeal. The players grind through a series of tournaments while their friends and family members…
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Thou Shalt Not Cheat (On This Test)
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithDan Ariely knows how to spot liars and cheats: he just looks for humans. His research team at Duke University studies our behavior and he’s found that people are willing to be dishonest in almost any situation.
Except one.
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2 & 2 = ?
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithMr. Williams, a hardened businessman, was interviewing applicants for an important position in management. To find the right person for the job, he created a test; each applicant was asked the same question, “What is two and two?”
Simple question, right?
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Lord Shaftesbury on Politics
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“What is morally right can never be politically wrong, and what is morally wrong can never be politically right.”
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The Habit of Lying
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithIt’s been said, “Once a liar, always a liar.” Apparently, there’s a lot of truth to that simple proverb.
In October of 2009, The Josephson Institute of Ethics released their findings from a multi-generational study on character and integrity. They found that kids who tell lies today often become adults who tell lies tomorrow. (All things equal…that makes sense.) Further, they discovered that kids who cheat today usually grow to be adults who cheat when they’re older.
