City of Atlanta Ethics Office
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The City of Atlanta Ethics Office is an independent agency committed to promoting transparency, accountability, and integrity within the city's government. Established 2003.
Ethics quote of the week:
"Integrity has no need of rules." - Albert Camus
"Integrity has no need of rules." - Albert Camus
August 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"Integrity has no need of rules." - Albert Camus
"Integrity has no need of rules." - Albert Camus
Ethics quote of the week:
"We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly." - Aristotle
"We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly." - Aristotle
July 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly." - Aristotle
"We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly." - Aristotle
Ethics quote of the week:
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
July 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ethics quote of the week:
"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." - Thomas Babington Macaulay
"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." - Thomas Babington Macaulay
July 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." - Thomas Babington Macaulay
"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." - Thomas Babington Macaulay
Ethics quote of the week:
"Character is much easier kept than recovered." - Thomas Paine
"Character is much easier kept than recovered." - Thomas Paine
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"Character is much easier kept than recovered." - Thomas Paine
"Character is much easier kept than recovered." - Thomas Paine
Ethics quote of the week:
"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." - Chinua Achebe
"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." - Chinua Achebe
June 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." - Chinua Achebe
"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." - Chinua Achebe
Ethics quote of the week:
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
June 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
📢 Training Update 📢
The Ethics Office was thrilled to partner with the Department of Parks and Recreation to welcome OVER 200 summer interns and camp counselor last week.
We hope that all of the new and returning summer employees have an amazing experience during their time with the City!
The Ethics Office was thrilled to partner with the Department of Parks and Recreation to welcome OVER 200 summer interns and camp counselor last week.
We hope that all of the new and returning summer employees have an amazing experience during their time with the City!
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📢 Training Update 📢
The Ethics Office was thrilled to partner with the Department of Parks and Recreation to welcome OVER 200 summer interns and camp counselor last week.
We hope that all of the new and returning summer employees have an amazing experience during their time with the City!
The Ethics Office was thrilled to partner with the Department of Parks and Recreation to welcome OVER 200 summer interns and camp counselor last week.
We hope that all of the new and returning summer employees have an amazing experience during their time with the City!
Ethics quote of the week:
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln
June 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln
Ethics quote of the week:
"The ethical person should do more than he is required to do and less than he is allowed to do." - Michael Josephson
"The ethical person should do more than he is required to do and less than he is allowed to do." - Michael Josephson
June 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"The ethical person should do more than he is required to do and less than he is allowed to do." - Michael Josephson
"The ethical person should do more than he is required to do and less than he is allowed to do." - Michael Josephson
Ethics quote of the week:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
June 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Ethics quote of the week:
"The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
May 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ethics quote of the week:
"There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity." - Tom Peters
"There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity." - Tom Peters
May 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity." - Tom Peters
"There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity." - Tom Peters
Ethics quote of the week:
"Waste no more time arguing what a good human should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
"Waste no more time arguing what a good human should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
May 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"Waste no more time arguing what a good human should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
"Waste no more time arguing what a good human should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius
Ethics quote of the week:
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for." - Kofi Annan
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for." - Kofi Annan
April 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for." - Kofi Annan
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for." - Kofi Annan
Ethics Quote of the Week:
"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do." - Carl Jung
"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do." - Carl Jung
April 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ethics Quote of the Week:
"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do." - Carl Jung
"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do." - Carl Jung
Ethics quote of the week:
"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics." - Albert Einstein
"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics." - Albert Einstein
April 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics." - Albert Einstein
"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics." - Albert Einstein
Ethics quote of the week:
"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." - Bo Bennett
"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." - Bo Bennett
March 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." - Bo Bennett
"For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth." - Bo Bennett
Ethics quote of the week:
"Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't." - Denis Waitley
"Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't." - Denis Waitley
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't." - Denis Waitley
"Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't." - Denis Waitley
📢 Advisory Update 📢
Campaign season is almost here! Take a peek at our quick sheet for some answers to FAQs regarding employee political activity.
You can also visit www.atlantaethics.org/docindexer/E... for a deeper dive into the rules surrounding city property and campaigning.
Campaign season is almost here! Take a peek at our quick sheet for some answers to FAQs regarding employee political activity.
You can also visit www.atlantaethics.org/docindexer/E... for a deeper dive into the rules surrounding city property and campaigning.
March 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
📢 Advisory Update 📢
Campaign season is almost here! Take a peek at our quick sheet for some answers to FAQs regarding employee political activity.
You can also visit www.atlantaethics.org/docindexer/E... for a deeper dive into the rules surrounding city property and campaigning.
Campaign season is almost here! Take a peek at our quick sheet for some answers to FAQs regarding employee political activity.
You can also visit www.atlantaethics.org/docindexer/E... for a deeper dive into the rules surrounding city property and campaigning.
Ethics quote of the week:
"No legacy is so rich as honesty." - William Shakespeare
"No legacy is so rich as honesty." - William Shakespeare
March 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"No legacy is so rich as honesty." - William Shakespeare
"No legacy is so rich as honesty." - William Shakespeare
Ethics quote of the week:
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington
March 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ethics quote of the week:
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington
Ethics Quote of the Week:
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama
March 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ethics Quote of the Week:
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." - Dalai Lama
Ethics Quote of the Week:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
February 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ethics Quote of the Week:
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Ethics Office is proud to present our 2024 Annual Ethics Report, highlighting some of our biggest achievements this year and providing an update on our vision for 2025.
You can find the document on our website using the link below:
www.atlantaethics.org/about-us-2/n...
You can find the document on our website using the link below:
www.atlantaethics.org/about-us-2/n...
www.atlantaethics.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Ethics Office is proud to present our 2024 Annual Ethics Report, highlighting some of our biggest achievements this year and providing an update on our vision for 2025.
You can find the document on our website using the link below:
www.atlantaethics.org/about-us-2/n...
You can find the document on our website using the link below:
www.atlantaethics.org/about-us-2/n...