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Ethics are the things that say, 'Don’t stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It’s okay because we’ve shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we’ve chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I’m having a really hard time getting back up.
Ethics are the things that say, 'Don’t stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It’s okay because we’ve shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we’ve chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I’m having a really hard time getting back up.
Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
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- Craig D. Lounsbrough
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- Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
Approximate author period, documented activity in 2012. Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone — Ambassador International / Logos. Product Details: author Lounsbrough, Craig D.; publication 2012; Ambassador International; ISBN 9781620201671. This is NOT the composition date of every attributed quotation. Source: https://www.logos.com/product/42549/flecks-of-gold-on-a-path-of-stone-simple-truths-for-profound-living (accessed 2026-10-08).
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