We may say that we are a nation that wants integrity, but apparently a majority of us lack it in our own personal lives. The Traits of Integrity Honesty I would now like to turn our focus toward four key traits found in a person of integrity. One of those traits is honesty. The Day America Told the Truth . The authors found that nearly everyone in America lies and does so on a fairly regular basis.
Truth telling apparently is no longer a virtue people try to adopt for their lives.
We may say we want people to tell the truth, but we don't do it ourselves. We believe we can be dishonest just a little bit. We say we want people to be honest, but then we cheat on our taxes. We want to be honest just enough to ease our conscience. It's a little like the story of the man who sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service.