Accountability

We are all accountable. We are accountable to a Supreme Being (if we are believers), to our families, and to our employers (or clients, as the case may be). We are accountable to our government (and reminded of that every April 15), to the electorate (if we are elected public officials) and to each other (civilly and criminally). This accountability may be based on oath (marriage vows, the lawyer’s oath) or status (employee, citizens). We are taught early on that with privilege comes responsibility; with conduct (or misconduct), comes consequences.