Free Republic

        GENERAL CHARLES C. KRULAK SPEECH The word integrity itself is a martial word that comes to us from an ancient Roman army tradition. During the time of the 12 Caesars, the Roman army would conduct morning inspections. As the inspecting centurion would come in front of each legionnaire, the soldier would strike, with his right fist, the armor breastplate that covered his heart. The armor had to be strongest there in order to protect the heart from the sword thrusts and from arrow strikes. As the soldier struck his armor, he would shout "integritas", (in-teg-ri-tas)...

REMARKS AT JSCOPE 2000 WE STUDY AND WE DISCUSS ETHICAL PRINCIPLES BECAUSE IT SERVES TO STRENGTHEN AND VALIDATE OUR OWN INNER VALUE SYSTEM ... IT GIVES DIRECTION TO WHAT I CALL OUR MORAL COMPASS. IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS THAT BECOMES THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE CAN DELIBERATELY COMMIT TO INVIOLATE PRINCIPLES. IT BECOMES THE BASIS OF WHAT WE ARE ... OF WHAT WE INCLUDE IN OUR CHARACTER. BASED ON IT, WE COMMIT TO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT. WE EXPECT SUCH COMMITMENT FROM OUR LEADERS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE MUST DEMAND IT OF OURSELVES. SOUND MORALS AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR...