Word of Honor

“I have been asked what I mean by ‘word of honor.’ I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground-there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I’d die first.”

-Karl G. Maeser

This quote is by far the best quote I have seen in this class. Karl G Maeser is such a remarkable man just by saying this quote. When a person gives their word to someone it means that they will do whatever they said they were going to do no matter what. An example of this can be when you tell your parents that you will pass your test that is coming up. When you give anyone your word, you must keep to it. So the example is that you will do anything to pass the test.

A Promise

“A promise must never be broken.”

-Alexander Hamilton

When you say that you are going to say something you must do it. When you say that you're going to do something, whether or not you said promise, it’s still a promise. When you break a promise, you are breaking your word. You will feel disappointed if a friend was to break a promise so you shouldn’t break your promises either. An example of this can be when your friend promises that they will not spread your secret. If they were to break their promise and tell everyone about it, you will definitely be disappointed in your friend. If you don’t like it when people break promises they make with you then you should also keep your promises and be loyal to your word.

Be True

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.”

-Abraham Lincoln

         This quote said by the former president of the United States in pretty truthful. I believe that this quote might have been one of the reasons why he won the presidential election. He is saying that even though he might not be destined to win, he is destined to tell the truth and be truthful with everybody. In this quote he saying that bhe will be with anybody who is doing right. Yet, he also says that once that person does wrong he will leave. I believe we should all be like this. If we stand with people that do right, then we will do right. But, if we stand with people that do wrong, then we will do wrong.