[Feingold] showed that a politician need not shelve his conscience to achieve success.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A politician can achieve success without compromising their conscience.
- In plain terms
- You do not need to lose your conscience to succeed.
- What can you take from it?
- Integrity and success are compatible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Must you compromise to succeed?
Another view
Sacrificing values is often rewarded in some systems.
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