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Because if we don't, then the person will think "well, if I want to succeed in business, then you know I have to bend the rules".
因為如果不這樣做，那些人就會想，"如果我想成為成功的商人，那我就要做違規的事"
And when an ethical decision comes up,
當他們要作出道德決定時
when he or she becomes the manager at the age of 35, they say "well, the only way to succeed is I bend the rules slightly".
當他們在35歲當上經理時，他們就會想，成功的唯一途徑就是不要太守規矩
And that creates self-fulfilling prophecy.
這就形成了自我實現預言
Or, how many people here, seriously show of hands, once thought of going into politics, becoming governor, or President, or Prime Minister?
這里有多少人，說真的，請大家舉手，想過進入政界，成為州長總統或首相的
How many people thought of going. No, other than me.
有多少人想過。除了我
OK, quite a lot. I mean, we know that, at Harvard, there are quite a few.
好的，很多，我們知道在哈佛有很多
Now out of those who put the hands up, how many people were told by others "you shouldn't go into politics- you are too honest"?
除了那些舉手的人，有多少人聽過別人說"你不要進入政界，你太誠實了"
Too honest. You know, we hear it all the time.
太老實，我們經常聽到這樣的話
And that becomes self-fulfilling prophecy,
這就成了自我實現預言
because many honest people who could potentially make the world a better place by going into politics don't go in.
因為很多本來會從政改善世界的誠實人有了這種想法后就不從政了
Because "politicians are crooks".
因為別人都說政客是騙子"
Well, politicians are not crooks. Yes, there are politicians who are crooks, but they are the minority.
政客不是騙子，有些政客是騙子，但他們只占少數
The majority do honest work, want to make the world a better place.
大部分都是誠實工作想讓世界變得更美好的
They surely make mistakes. They are human after all, but with good intentions, within ethical code.
他們確實會犯錯誤，畢竟他們也是人，但他們的意圖是好的，他們有道德操守
You know it's a wonder that there is so much good in our world, while the focus is so much on the bad.
雖然我們都關注壞事，但世界上還是有很多好事，這確實算是一個奇跡
It really is a wonder to me.
在我來看，真的是一個奇跡
It just shows how powerful human nature, and how powerful the good part of our nature is, because we can sustain goodness.
這體現了人性的強大，我們人性的善良因子的強大，因為我們能保持這份善良
