'You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by-' You'll find universal agreement on the value of a behavior code, on the need for some sort of ethical system. Even the crooks count on 'honor among thieves,' and countries actually wage war according to certain rules. On the job and in the rest of our day-to-day living, we each need a 'code for the road.' Crosby, Stills Nash in a hit song.
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