The Ethical Voice
December, 1996
My father ran a small architecture firm in Chicago that specialized in public projects. One night at dinner he mentioned an attempted bribe. A state aide had stopped by his office to suggest that a certain sum of money might increase contracts. Dad said he turned the aide away rudely. I asked my father recently if he remembered the aide's visit 30 years ago. "Why should I?" he said, surprised. "It was a normal, everyday thing. People are always trying to weasel money."Resisti...
