Ethics

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od’s word. Yes there are times when strategy and avoidance are the appropriate response. A good example of this would be the military in time of war or on Christmas Eve, when your child asks if he’s getting a new bike for Christmas. Of course you don’t want to ruin the element of surprise in either of one of these situations. Keep in mind that the U.S. Air Force, my employer, is based on its Core Values, which are Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do. What we’re talking about here is different. We’re talking about the deliberate misleading of people and customers for personal gain.
Certainly, we must look at the utilitarian side of this issue to demonstrate that her conduct was or was not directed towards promoting the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. In Maria Bailey’s article in the June 2001 issue of Smart Money Magazine1, we get an insight to Ms Bailey’s beliefs on this issue of “stretching the truth”. She was forthcoming in our interview about the small lies she told to start up her business and stated that a certain amount of this type of behavior was acce...