Book Reviews

To commemorate the death of Václav Havel, here are some
quotations from his work that are relevant to government ethics:<br>
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"The prerequisite for everything political is moral. Politics really
should be ethics put into practice."<br>
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“Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and
visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time,
gain in political significance.” <br>
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Living in the Truth:  "A person who has been seduced by the

Henry Adams' 1880 novel <i>Democracy</i> is a must-read for those
interested in government ethics. It's also a first-rate novel, full
of wit, excellent writing, and a good portrayal of post-Civil War
Washington. <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2815&quot; target="”_blank”">It's
available free from Project Gutenberg</a>, in six e-book formats.<br>
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This fourth blog post on Philip Zimbardo's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Effect-Understanding-Good-People/dp/08129…; target="”_blank”"><b>The

Lucifer Effect</b></a> is a miscellany of various ideas in the book
that have relevance to local government ethics.<br>
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This third blog post on Philip Zimbardo's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Effect-Understanding-Good-People/dp/08129…; target="”_blank”"><b>The

This second blog post on Philip Zimbardo's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lucifer-Effect-Understanding-Good-People/dp/08129…; target="”_blank”"><b>The

A year and a half ago, I wrote <a href="http://www.cityethics.org/content/moral-clarity-iii-ethics-environments…; target="”_blank”">a

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The participation of professionals in local government has become

Trust in government is a requirement for participation in

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I recently read an important social science classic, <b><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=XsUojihVZQcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=ha…; target="”_blank”">Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life</a></b> by

<br>My last post about Dennis F. Thompson's book <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Congress-Individual-Institutional-Corrupti…; target="”_blank”">Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption</a></b> is a
miscellany of interesting quotes and valuable ideas.<br>
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Study on the Effect of Allegations on Voting:  "Campaign and