CHAPTER 1The First Cornerstone of Character: Integrity
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence.
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesmanThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
Our Integrity Problem
The first cornerstone of character is integrity—but let’s not get philosophical about what that means. We are talking about basic, straight-up honesty. Unfortunately, corruption is the pandemic of our time.1 Most nations on planet Earth are deeply and almost irretrievably corrupt. They have become undrainable swamps. Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “The mass of citizens ...
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