In medicine as in law, government, and other lines of work, the requirements of honesty often seem dwarfed by greater needs: the need to shelter from brutal news or to uphold a promise of secrecy to expose corruption or promote the public interest.
在医学领域,就像在法律界、政府部门以及其它行业一样,出于更大的需要----遮掩一个残酷消息的需要,或者遵守一个保密许诺的需要,揭露腐败行为的需要,或者推进公众利益的需要-一诚实往往显得微不足道。