5. Integrity

Every individual, like a statue, develops in his life the laws of harmony, integrity, and freedom; or those of deformity, immorality, and bondage. Whether we wish to or not, we are all drawing our own pictures in the lives we are living....

Harriot K. Hunt (1805–1875), U.S. Physician and Feminist

To starve to death is a small thing, but to lose one’s integrity is a great one.

Chinese Proverb

Acting Consistently with Principles, Values, and Beliefs

This is the primary moral competency that encompasses the others. Acting consistently with principles, values, and beliefs ...

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