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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (71157)	7/31/2003 11:10:17 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I don't disagree. But I think that's a different point. We were, as I recall, talking about individual behavior. It takes an extreme amount of something, don't know what I would call it, to say when faced with questioning on the witness stand, "oh yes, it's better for Society that I tell the truth, because in general truth telling is necessary for the proper functioning of society, so rather than lie and say I only have $120,000 in savings to divide in this divorce I should candidly disclose my Cayman Islands bank account and share it fairly with my soon-to-be-ex spouse." For society as a whole, honesty may be the best policy. But in specific circumstances many, many individuals believe that dishonesty is the better policy.