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I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy
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"I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy"

- George Bernard Shaw

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This quote by George Bernard Shaw is a call to action for adults to produce a world in which sincerity is the norm. He is recommending that we can not honestly tell our children that honesty is the very best policy until we have actually made the world a sincere location. He is suggesting that it is our responsibility to create a world in which sincerity is the standard, which only then can we truthfully tell our children that sincerity is the best policy. This quote is a pointer that we need to lead by example and develop a world in which honesty is the standard. We should aim to produce a world in which honesty is the requirement, and just then can we honestly tell our kids that honesty is the very best policy.

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George Bernard Shaw This quote is written / told by George Bernard Shaw between July 26, 1856 and November 2, 1950. He was a famous Dramatist from Ireland. The author also have 166 other quotes.

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