Quotes About Ethics

If we think it is okay to cheat in exams, lie to a ticket collector in the train about our kids' ages and pay a bit of money to avoid a big traffic fine, then at some level we clearly don't care about eliminating corruption all that much. At

Societies that value excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and integrity do well.

Dress down. Charisma comes from integrity, competence and compassion. Not from expensive clothes.

The second trait is our numbness to injustice. It comes from our environment. We are exposed to corruption from our childhood. Almost

They say that the test of a person's character is how he or she treats those less powerful than him or her.

We think cheating, in reasonable amounts, is okay. These

Yes, honesty pays but only if all of society is honest. If only you are honest, but everyone else is not, you will suffer. This is the bottleneck obstructing change in India today. We all want to be honest, but we don't want to be the only one honest, for then we will suffer. This paradox prevents change.

Values cannot be unpredictable; they are consistent, even in volatile times. Indian

Corruption is worse than terrorism. Terrorists blow up existing infrastructure such as roads, airports and power plants. Corruption prevents such infrastructure from being created in the first place. Terrorists take innocent lives. Corrupt politicians prevent hospitals from being built, which means that innocent lives

Live with dignity. Live for others, that is how one earns respect

Collective responsibility, a sense of the greater good versus just one's own good, and a strong set of collective values are imperative for improving society. These are the aims of all these pieces about our society.

Fighting corruption is not restricted to naming and shaming a few corrupt officials. If we think it is okay to cheat in exams, lie to a ticket collector in the train about our kids' ages and pay a bit of money to avoid a big traffic fine, then at some level we clearly don't care about eliminating corruption all that much. At best, we hate the politician who gets to steal (while we don't!).

Lakshmi is wealth accumulated through honest and fair means. Money can be stolen as well, but Lakshmi brings peace and

Americans may have a hundred flaws, but they are extremely protective of their system. Anyone who tries to break it to come up in life using unfair means is punished severely. Schools

We may want political leaders to not abuse power, but do so ourselves.

it is a lack of values within us, and not just a few bad guys at the top, that has turned India corrupt.

our politicians are not ethical because we aren't ethical.

Tax evasion, dubious accounting and shady friendships are almost seen as natural behaviour for an Indian businessman. We don't see them as crimes.

Until we, as a society, really feel that graft, unethical behaviour and nepotism are huge problems, and start to truly care about all of them, politicians will not change.

Beyond a point, people want money to buy respect,' she would tell me when I was a kid. 'Respect, however, can't be bought. You have to earn it.

Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell.

We have an abundance of "statistics of crime," but no statistics of virtue.

There may be liberty and justice for all, but there are tax breaks only for some.

Capital punishment — the income tax.