Integrity
The very meaning of words in our culture have been compromised or 'hijacked' battered into a state of disrepair. One such word is 'integrity' the quality of being honest as governed by moral decency and principle. Every business, every government agency, every human being on the planet loves that word for its Houdini like quality to escape reality. The swindlers and con artists of our time, a generation weaned on deception and falsehood, have discovered a single word that makes everything all right. Actors or litigants in automobile accidents are now seen on television praising their attorneys' 'integrity' for procuring huge settlements as if 'integrity' was now transferable to some money equation. It is a word that has worn out its welcome and relegated to history. The majority of companies or individuals have little integrity save for the additional profit gained by duping others into believing their company is worth doing business with by virtue ...