Discuss what the following quotes mean to you: (a) "It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak." JS Mill

Eg.: Jeff Keller (CEO of Enron) was accused of financial irregularities in his company, because of weak conscience. (1) Failure of moral maturity leads to weakening of temperance and control over ill desires. (2) Poor moral maturity provides low standards of moral judgements. Eg.: Cheating 101 by a university student became a bestseller overnight. Ways to deal with weak conscience: (1) Strengthening one's moral philosophy (2) Developing strong internal and external accountability mechanism Thus, most of the actions are not only the result of temptations but also weak control over one's conscience.

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