When Doing A Job —

Free Discussion Requires An Atmosphere Unembarrassed By Any Suggestion Of Authority Or Even Respect.

As A Guide To Engineering Ethics, I Should Like To Commend To You A Liberal Adaptation Of The Injunction Contained In The Oath Of Hippocrates That The Professional Man Do Nothing That Will Harm His Client.

When Doing A Job — Any Job — One Must Feel That He Owns It, And Act As Though He Will Remain In That Job Forever.

Good Ideas And Innovations Must Be Driven Into Existence By Courage And Patience.

I Believe It Is The Duty Of Each Of Us To Act As If The Fate Of The World Depended On Him. Admittedly, One Man By Himself Cannot Do The Job. However, One Man Can Make A Difference. We Must Live For The Future Of The Human Race, And Not For Our Own Comfort Or Success.