...importance of reputation is perhaps best evidenced by the praise extolled in Shakespeare's Othello: Good name in man and woman, dear my lord Is the immediate...slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.5 Othello is one of the...

...what many of them actually do when in power. Several motives emerge from such an examination. 1. Money Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something,...slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed. (Othello, Act 3, scene 3)...

...argument asked the jury in considering the case to bear in mind the immortal words of Shakespeare: "Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something,...slave to thousands: But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed." His opponent whose argument...