Then honesty grew weary of being cheated.

后来，诚实渐渐地厌倦了被欺骗。

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It's only a matter of time before you sacrifice the noblest parts of your humanity on the altar of fear: first courage... then honesty... then honor and integrity... and finally your independent will.

在你最终战胜了人性中的恐惧之前，这只是个时间问题：首要的是勇气、然后是诚实、接着是荣誉和正直，最终你就会得到自由。

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After all, if a person cannot be trusted in the simplest matters of honesty then how can they possibly be trusted to uphold lengthy and complex business contracts?

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If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you.

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When, in its own good time, Russia has made real reforms and something of a civic order, built a tax base and solid institutions, and learned that honesty in business pays, then the West should come back in.

ECONOMIST: And there is not a lot the West can do to help