Michelle Alexander

Exposing police lying is difficult largely because it is rare for the police to admit their own lies or to acknowledge the lies of other officers. This reluctance derives partly from the code of silence that governs police practice and from the ways in which the system of mass incarceration is structured to reward dishonesty.

American Writer

Charles Dickens

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.

English Novelist

Dalton Trumbo

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

American Novelist

Catherine Reitman

There's so much dishonesty with motherhood in general... The truth is it's just a lot of embarrassing, humiliating moments.

American Actress

Jerry Falwell

I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.

American Clergyman

Shamita Shetty

I can't handle dishonesty; I like integrity in people and for me, that's very important in a man.

Ezra Furman

Just being a normal person and having a social life involves a lot of dishonesty for me.

American Musician

Abu Bakr

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

Leader

Plato

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Greek Philosopher

Gordon B. Hinckley

Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.

Dishonesty carries a negative judgment in most cultures and can offend people.

Cultural Negative

Implies a betrayal of trust and can emotionally hurt relationships.

Emotional Impact

Be direct when describing dishonesty instead of softening it with phrases like 'not completely honest'.

Avoid Euphemisms

Dishonesty in commerce can result in legal action and damage to professional reputation.

Legal Repercussions

In a business setting honesty is expected, and any dishonesty can be taboo.

Ethics in Practice

Financial dishonesty jeopardizes the trust consumers have in companies and markets.

Financial Trust

In the legal domain, dishonesty is considered a severe offense that can result in punishment.

Serious Crime

Exact word choice is crucial when identifying dishonesty in a legal context.

Courtroom Precision

 and mortal dishonesty in the language of everyday life, and once she's done that, I think she can show other people, women and men, what it's like to feel that way and say to other people, women and men who feel so alienated or so threatened

Stephen Burt: Why people...

 the question was could I hide my act of dishonesty from the machine I was hooked up to it so that my breathing skin