Faith and Vocation: Integrity in Public Service
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca Monday, 1 March 2004
Because I am a Christian who works for the U.S. State Department and lives in Washington, D.C. I have—by choice and by necessity—spent a great deal of time thinking about the issue of integrity in the public realm. While I do not claim to have mastered the subject, my reflections here, most of which are in the form of questions, are offered as food for thought and as catalyst for dialogue about a complex issue.
First, it is useful to have an agreement on terms. Integrity, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, has three definitions: (1) Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code, (2) The state of being unimpaired; soundness, and (3) The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
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