What does it mean to truly live with integrity?
Marcus Aurelius wrote, “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” In today’s episode, we explore the Stoic call to action — to stop debating virtue and start practicing it. Through the timeless wisdom of To Kill a Mockingbird’s Atticus Finch and the real-world story of Charles Borges, a whistleblower who chose truth over comfort, we uncover how integrity is the quiet form of courage — the kind that shows up when no one’s watching.
You’ll learn why Stoicism teaches action over words, how Atticus Finch models moral clarity in a divided world, and how small daily acts of honesty and decency define who we really are.
Because in the end, integrity doesn’t need an audience — just a conscience.
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