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But the qualities Mario Cuomo brought to public life—compassion, integrity, commitment to principle—remain in short supply today.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Supreme Court justices who decided the Integrity case make $244,440 a year (Chief Justice Roberts makes $255,500).
How Amazon Became Santa’s Sweatshop|Sally Kohn|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other artisans see purity and integrity in their craft and have no dream of becoming recognized as the author of their own work.
Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos|Tim Teeman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
UVA prides itself on holding all students to a high standard of accountability and integrity.
How UVA Is Failing Its Women|Allison McNearney|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her integrity had been questioned two years prior, when 60 Minutes sent a camera crew to document the child prodigy in action.
Blessed or Cursed? Child Prodigies Reveal All|Justin Jones|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
His name was synonymous with benevolence, honesty and integrity.
Scraps of Biography|Various
The boundless confidence that I have in you is born of a conviction of your integrity in small as well as in great things.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
These early examples of simplicity, piety, and integrity, always remained the nearest and dearest to him.
Life of Chopin|Franz Liszt
Integrity and fair dealing have marked his whole career as lawyer, commissioner, banker, and railroad manager.
Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men|Various

British Dictionary definitions for integrity

integrity

/ (ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ) /

noun

adherence to moral principles; honesty

the quality of being unimpaired; soundness

unity; wholeness

Word Origin for integrity

C15: from Latin integritās; see integer

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Word Origin and History for integrity

integrity

c.1400, "innocence, blamelessness; chastity, purity," from Old French integrité or directly from Latin integritatem (nominative integritas) "soundness, wholeness, blamelessness," from integer "whole" (see integer). Sense of "wholeness, perfect condition" is mid-15c.

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