"In short, honesty is more than a moral principle. It is also a major economic factor. While government can do little to create honesty directly, in various ways it can indirectly either support or undermine the traditions on which honest conduct is based."
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Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, 4th ed. (2010), Ch. 17. Government Functions
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