Ethical Debate Fans Pillows

Corporate Ethics

"We need to make some cuts. We'll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."

Church leader at desk has 3 boxes marked 'Black', 'White' and 'Gray Area'.

"When faced with a tricky ethical issue, I always ask the question, 'What's in it for me?'"

"We're looking for that perfect blend of vision, ambition and ethical ambiguity."

"See..? We told you there was nothing there..."

'He took from the rich and gave to the poor? It sounds like wealth redistribution.'

'How do we SLEEP at night?'

'What I lack in cognitive flexibility, I make up for in moral flexibility.'

'Forget it. Bioethics doesn't apply to us.'

Jesus Christ, Health Insurance CEO

Plant Parenthood...

'It's the moral highground occupation force.'

'I recommend this to get rid of that stupid little voice whispering 'Don't forget to act ethical and responsible'!

"There is a medical use for marijuana. I sold it to pay my tuition at medical school."

Memory Content is King

"When we tested this medication on dogs, nobody noticed any side effects."

'Naughty? Nice? Santa, I don't deal in absolutes.'

'So what if few limp-wristed girlie men think we're too extreme!'

Antiwar Democrats Get Tough

Man milks a book.

"...And since the cure is worse than the disease, we can make more money by developing a cure for that!"

'As we all know, the appearance of honesty is the best policy....'

"No offence Jon, but..."

Have our P.R. people do a report on the beneficial effects of cyanide on river life.

"My company sells military goods and information to unsavory characters around the world, and donates 100% of our profits to local charities!"

Impeachment: the Moral High Ground Isn't as High as It Used to Be

Car number plate reads - 'My multi-national corporation right or wrong.'

Protestors outside an exterminator shop.

Always a popular motive: Hunter and Prey.

Self Checkout

"Rudy, did you realize it's illegal for a boss to tell his minion how to vote?...And that therefore, I would never tell you to vote for my friend Patsy Marionette, for city council?"

"Let's never forget that the public's desire for transparency has to be balanced by our need for concealment."

'Save the Smallpox Virus'

'There are some subjects that are off limits...CEO bonuses...Overtime pay...Business ethics...'