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What are the connotations of the essence of honesty?

Honesty and trustworthiness are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and the symbol of social civilization. Honesty is a valuable ideological wealth of the Chinese nation, which was formed as far back as the pre-Qin period.

Sincerity, sincerity, truthfulness, truthfulness, truthfulness, sincerity, the central meaning is one word: truthfulness. Believers: honesty, no deception, trust, no doubt, certainty, credit, belief and obedience, the core meaning of which is also truth.

Literally speaking, honesty means faith, and faith means sincerity, and its core is "truth". There are also differences in meaning between them. Honesty is the foundation, and trust is sublimation. Only when there is sincerity can there be trust, and only when there is sincerity can there be trust. As a scientific moral category, "honesty" and "faith" are the products of modern society.

In modern society, the marketization and internationalization of economy, the democratization and legalization of politics, the diversification of culture and the modernization of communication methods all show the value of honesty. We can define honesty as the sum of psychological consciousness, principles and norms and behavioral activities that meet the requirements of the development of modern market economy, are closely related to modern economic contractual relations and democratic politics, and inherit the traditional virtues of honesty and trustworthiness.