"The honor code goes far beyond the walls of the Academy. West Point cadets are expected to be completely trustworthy just as West Point graduates are expected to make a lifelong commitment to honorable living. During the first week of New Cadet barracks, the West Point Class of 1963 heard an address by a member of the Cadet Honor Committee, who said: "Honor is not something that can be put on or taken off like your dress coat. It is as much a part of you as your heart and goes with you wherever you may be. When we say that a cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, we do not mean just at West Point. We mean anywhere, anytime and under any circumstances.""
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Robert F. Foley, USMA Class of 1963, Standing Tall: Leadership Lessons in the Life of a Soldier (2022), Philadelphia: Casemate, hardcover, p. 143
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