Even so, the primal values of right and wrong — the requirements of compassion, honesty and honorable action — still apply.
For Aristotle, the pleasure associated with honorable action was virtue, whereas the pleasure associated with "evil action" was vice — a genuine mix of guilt and pleasure by another name.
If we aim to restore honor to public service, we must educate government workers to understand the need for honorable action.
(In 1948, Ernest Hemingway instructed his lawyer not to take advantage of a tax loophole without first determining "whether it is an honorable and ethical action to take". Hemingway conceded that he could use the extra money, but declared, "I do not wish to squawk about being hit financially any more than I would squawk about being hit physically").
Acknowledging "less than honorable" actions by the United States against Hawaiian natives more than a century ago, the federal government recommended today that their descendants be given the same sovereign status as most Indian tribes.
She had no reason to believe that she could accomplish anything, let alone turn the tide for France and be martyred for her honorable actions.
But key virtues predate a religious context and were originally skilled actions befitting an honorable man.
After two tours in Iraq, he received an Honorable Discharge with numerous military decorations, including two Combat Action Ribbons.
Far from being an honorable whistleblower, Mr. Joseph's gossip tweets did not reveal illegal actions by his superiors.
Never a bully, always a honorable rogue.
Gen. Miyagi ― a respected military lead, an honorable man ― has taken full responsibility for the incident of January 13 and the actions of all his employees," Logan said.
