It s specifically mentioned in the 1996 Republican Party Platform. I decided that I d look to the oldest explanation of the term values I could find. I found one from Thomas Hobbes, a 16th-Century philosopher. According to Hobbes, values refers to things enjoyed, liked, etc. A thing is considered good because I like it.
Ethics are standards of behavior that support an individual s and a society s values.
Ethics are highly flexible. Values are only indirectly related to morality. Mores the standards set by a society that determine what is or is not moral are the rules of behavior its members are expected to follow. Morality is essentially a code of ethics that has been etched in stone. It exists mainly because leaders can t trust individuals to make independent ethical decisions.