Both Uses of
integrity
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Then, too, my father is not a person whose orders may be infringed with impunity; protected as he is by his high position and firmly established reputation for talent and unswerving integrity, no one could oppose him; he is all-powerful even with the king; he would crush you at a word.†
Chpt 51-52
- Your name is celebrated, your position magnificent; and then the Comte de Morcerf is a soldier, and it is pleasing to see the integrity of a Bayard united to the poverty of a Duguesclin; disinterestedness is the brightest ray in which a noble sword can shine.†
Chpt 53-54 *
Definition:
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(integrity as in: a person of high integrity) having strong moral principles -- especially honesty