Trust And Integrity Are Precious Resources, Easily

Whatever Matters To Human Beings, Trust Is The Atmosphere In Which It Thrives.

Some Level Of Truthfulness Has Always Been Seen As Essential To Human Society, No Matter How Deficient The Observance Of Other Moral Principles.

I Believe That A Guarantee Of Public Access To Government Information Is Indispensable In The Long Run For Any Democratic Society.... If Officials Make Public Only What They Want Citizens To Know, Then Publicity Becomes A Sham And Accountability Meaningless.

Empathy And Fellow Feeling Form The Very Basis Of Morality. The Capacities For Empathy, For Feeling Responsibility Toward Others And For Reaching Out To Help Them Can Be Stunted Or Undermined Early On, Depending On A Child's Experiences In The Home And Neighborhood. It Becomes Too Easy To Turn Our Backs On Fellow Human Beings... To Have 'compassion Fatigue.' Technology, We Are Learning, Is Not Neutral.

Trust And Integrity Are Precious Resources, Easily Squandered, Hard To Regain. They Can Thrive Only On A Foundation Of Respect For Veracity.