> Even if you don't subscribe to that belief, you still have something to lose -- conscience. Integrity also works as an asset that can be lost to corruption.

> Even if you don't subscribe to that belief, you still have something to lose -- conscience. Integrity also works as an asset that can be lost to corruption. And for those that aren't inclined to put much stock in that sort of inner-life intangible, consider reputation as an outward facing stand-in.