Honesty is the best policy. To what extent do you agree or disagree with it?

Recently, the debate on whether
honesty
is the best
policy
has been heated. While some people claim that numerous crimes can be prevented by
honesty
, others argue that the
policy
can be difficult to apply. As far as I am concerned, I agree with
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a large extent as citizens can obtain well behaviours
by
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honesty
.
To begin
with,
honesty
can be an efficient way to enhance social cohesion. As polities are imposed to regulate citizens' behaviours, parents and schools may be forced to teach children about
honesty
and to be responsible for their decisions.
For example
, young people will not break the laws easily once they acquire good behaviours.
Therefore
,
crime
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rate can be
detered
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deterred
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also
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a friendly society.
However
, supervision
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policy
may be challenging. As
honesty
is invisible,
government
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may have trouble
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finding out whether the word from a person is true or not.
For instance
, no evidence can be provided to prove the
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person
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if
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there is nobody around.
As a result
, it will be very difficult for the state to judge whether citizens are breaking the law and take action
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this
intangible issue In conclusion,
although
honesty
can play an important role in social cohesion as well as personal development, it
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impossible for the state to apply
this
policy
into
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everyday lives. Since a lot of
efforts
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and resources are required to apply
this
invisible
policy
, having other tangible laws may be more beneficial for the community.
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