From the moment we are born, we are taught to be honest; to always tell the truth. Our guardians try to instill that in us from early on. However, according to Deontology, this moral principle has to be known by pure reason alone. It would appear to make sense based on the categorical imperative, because I am sure that everyone would want everyone else to be honest with them. No one truly wishes to be lied to. In theory, it would be a better world if we were honest all the time. It would line up with Kant's reasoning, for people would do it for right's sake, and not necessarily for what would make the better outcome. Obviously, the age-old example would be if there were Nazi's at your house asking about the Jews you were hiding and you were honest with them, you risk the death of those people and of yourself. At this point it would seem reasonable to lie, but according to your pure reasoning that you should be honest all the time, you should tell them where you are hiding the Jews. This is why it is hard to find a good example for a moral principle derived by pure reason. However, I still agree honesty would be the easiest. A man can look at the world and see that corruption is everywhere, from the business world to the home life. He can see that no one is truthful anymore and it is ruining relationships rapidly. Therefore he can reason that honesty can be a solution, and that if everyone was honest (or tried to be), the world would be a better place. Dishonesty usually deals with selfishness and trying to better off one's own position. A man would reason that it is better to benefit the whole rather than individual. Also, Deontology argues that making the right ethical decision is a habit. Being dishonest a few times may very well lead to several times and so on, even to the point where one might lie unintentionally. One would have to make a habit of being honest all the time so as not to divert from the ethical path. I believe the