Anything can happen someday, even that an act conforming to honour and honesty can end up, at the end of the line, as a good political decision.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Honorable actions can accidentally lead to politically beneficial outcomes.
- In plain terms
- Being honest might help you politically.
- What can you take from it?
- Honesty can align with good politics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is honesty always the best policy?
Another view
Sometimes honesty harms political interests.
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