A small brass gate in a lilac hedge with its latch held closed from inside.

Original artwork, not a still

Albert Camus

Integrity has no need of rules.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Real integrity does not depend on external regulations. Someone honest and principled from within behaves well without being told how, so rules add nothing to it. The line can also hint that where rules are needed to enforce good conduct, integrity is already missing.

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