First was the news about the German Foreign minister's resignation over plagiarism charges.
Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, a charismatic Bavarian aristocrat who charmed the electorate and was widely seen as a future chancellor, announced his withdrawal from politics on Tuesday amid a mounting controversy over his doctoral thesis, which has been exposed as heavily plagiarized.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704506004576173970765020528.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama
Next came the news about allegations of plagiarism by Colonel Gadaffi's son.
The London School of Economics has confirmed it is investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his PhD thesis.
Read full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12608869
Finally, as Dior fired its creative director, John Galliano, after a video surfaced of the designer making offensive remarks, it behooves us to remember that there is a day of reckoning. We might get away with certain actions, for a while, but, eventually, we will have to pay the piper.
Concentrate on three things and you will not fall into the grip of sin: Know what is above you — a seeing eye, a hearing ear, and all your deeds being recorded in a book.
Ethics of the Fathers
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