No community is healthy where it is ever necessary to distinguish one politician among his fellows because “he is honest.” Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public.
From his essay "The Strenuous Life," this passage argues that honesty should be a fundamental expectation for public officials, not a distinguishing characteristic.
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