The Devil Is In The Details, And

As A Guide To Engineering Ethics, I Should Like To Commend To You A Liberal Adaptation Of The Injunction Contained In The Oath Of Hippocrates That The Professional Man Do Nothing That Will Harm His Client.

Any One Detail, Followed Through To Its Source, Will Usually Reveal The General State Of Readiness Of The Whole Organization.

A System Under Which It Takes Three Men To Check What One Is Doing Is Not Control; It Is Systematic Strangulation.

Good Ideas Are Not Adopted Automatically. They Must Be Driven Into Practice With Courageous Impatience. Once Implemented They Can Be Easily Overturned Or Subverted Through Apathy Or Lack Of Follow-up, So A Continuous Effort Is Required.

In Greek Mythology, Antaeus Was A Giant Who Was Strong As Long As He Had Contact With The Earth. When He Was Lifted From The Earth He Lost Strength. So It Is With Engineers. They Must Not Become Isolated From The Real World...