Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The snail on the slope (№ 20647)

But you know, there is an opinion that in order to move forward, kindness and honesty is not so mandatory. For this you need feet. And shoes. You can even unwashed feet and unwashed shoes... Progress may be completely indifferent to the concepts of kindness and honesty, as he was indifferent to these concepts so far. Management, for example, for its correct operation nor honesty, nor kindness are not needed. Nicely, preferably, but not necessarily. Like Latin for attendant. As the biceps for the accountant. As respect to women in Specific... But it all depends on how you understand the progress. You can understand it so that these famous "but": the alcoholic, but a good specialist; the libertine, but a good preacher; a thief after all, burning out, but what a Manager! The killer is, but how disciplined and loyal... And you can understand the progress as the transformation of all people into good and honest. And then we'll live ever up to that time, when people will say, specialist he is certainly knowledgeable, but dirty, drive it should be...