What does it truly take to be an honest man when so much can be gained by dishonesty. Lies are a quick path to money, security and respect while speaking truth can cause us to lose it all. Is it a gift of natural character, bestowed from birth? Is it a moral decision, available to us all if we choose the right path? Is it a strength of will, honed through practice? Like many of our deepest questions, it is best answered not through moral lists of do’s and don’ts, but complex stories of tragedy and heroism resulting from the decisions of men who took one path and men who took the other.