From, “Why We Lie,” by Dan Ariely, The Wall Street Journal,
5/26/12:
We tend to think that people are either honest or dishonest.
In the age of Bernie Madoff and Mark McGwire, James Frey and John Edwards, we
like to believe that most people are virtuous,
but a few bad apples spoil the bunch. If this were true, society might easily
remedy its problems with cheating and dishonesty. Human-resources departments
could screen for cheaters when hiring. Dishonest financial advisers or building
contractors could be flagged quickly and shunned. Cheaters in sports and other
arenas would be easy to spot before they rose to the tops of their professions.
Virtuous: having or
showing high moral standards
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