10. “You will be confronted
with questions every day
that test your morals.
Think carefully, and for
your sake, do the right
thing, not the easy thing.”
Commencement Speaker
St. Anselm College, 2002
12. Strong Fundamental Values
“We must demand of ourselves
and of each other the highest
standards of individual and
corporate integrity. We safeguard
company assets. We comply with
all company policies and laws.”
Source: The Tyco Guide to Ethical Conduct
13. ! Regency mahogany
bookcase, c. 1810, $105,000
“We safeguard ! George I walnut tallcase
clock, $113,750
company assets.”
! Custom queen bed skirt,
$4,995
! Ascherberg grand piano,
c. 1895, $77,000
! Chandelier, Painted Iron,
c. 1930, $32,500
! Pair of Italian armchairs,
c. 1780, $64,278
! Persian rug, 20 feet by 14
feet, $191,250
15. Bad Judgment?
Just days after receiving
an $85 billion taxpayer-
funded loan, AIG spent
$440,000 to pamper
executives for an entire
week at the extravagant
St. Regis Resort.
18. TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY
When government
allows businesses to
flourish, their resulting
profits will ultimately
trickle down to lower-
income individuals.
Aghion, P., & Bolton, P. (1997). A theory of
trickle-down growth and development. Review
of Economic Studies, 64(219), 151-172.
22. “And standing there
bareheaded in the sun,
apologizing to the beggar,
the strangest thought
flashed across his mind.
He and this poor man
were brothers.”
Sara Maynard
Princess Poverty
23. “Francis, go and repair
my church, which, as you
”
see, is falling into ruins.
SOURCE: Edmund O’Gorman, St. Francis for Today
37. “
THE EARLY FRANCISCANS,
WITH THEIR PASSIONATE
SYMPATHY FOR THE
SUFFERING AND
The Catholic World
October 1903 OPPRESSED, LARGELY
CONTRIBUTED TO THE
FINAL DISAPPEARANCE
OF CORRUPT FEUDALISM.”
38. “A little man may
do a great deal of
harm; and pray,
why not a little
man do a great
deal of good?”
Cotton Mather, 1825
Essays to Do Good
39. If a small group of business figures
can cast suspicion on the integrity of
an entire nation, why can’t the actions
of a small number of morally strong
individuals restore the public’s faith
that people are generally good?