Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.
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I don't want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals.
Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it.
The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.
I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.
In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action.
Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
If there are going to be people out there making war on other people, don't you think it's a good idea for some of those people to at least follow a code of ethics? Not 'honor' but something you can pin down and be sure of, something with the same rules for everybody.
Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.
I try not to do anything that's immoral.
Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.