PA POL Accountablity and Ethics (Nov. 27).docx - He is...

He is associated with the ends justify the ends. You can do awful stuff if you can actually
produce results. If this is within the public’s interest, then these certain decisions that are

considered immoral are okay. Bring them into your circle completely or you destroy them. Let
someone other than the president or high official give the bad news.
Honor is important in the concept of ethics (moral compass)
If you are not honorable you cannot be ethical it is very hard to measure honor. Honesty is just
as important. Dirty hands dilemma when is it okay to lie.

Farmer of notable stature in Roman society. Gets called to leadership role in military and ends
up winning and they wanted him to lead but he went back to farming. He was able to take
position in power like now one else.
(So much baggage with the Vietnam War) When Nixon becomes President, he inherits this war
and he tried to get us out with peace and honor. We have a military history that does not go
back very far like other nations. We come in wars and tips the scales in the favors of allies and