If your honest answers are yes, then you are not practicing honesty as a virtue, but using it as a weapon.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin addresses the concern of a reader who wants to maintain ...

Even if such responses are socially acceptable as “white lies,” I’m concerned they could be more harmful in the long run.

Dear Miss Manners: I have a strong moral requirement not to lie, which has led me to reflect on the role of full truthfulness ...