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What does it mean?
Honesty should be your foundation, not based on religion or policy but they based on it.
In plain terms
Base your religion and policy on honesty.
What can you take from it?
Make honesty your core principle.

Where it applies

  • ethics
  • governance

Putting it to work

  • establish core values
  • audit policies

Questions to consider

  • What is your foundation?
  • Is your honesty conditional?

Another view

Values often conflict and cannot always be purely honest.

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