It is wrong for anyone to cheat, but when you are an example of morality, you are held to a higher standard. With great power comes great responsibility, and if you stand for morality or for anything that extends beyond yourself, and then get caught cheating, you're not only guilty of cheating, but of being dishonest, a hypocrite, and disgracing whatever group/principles you stood for. It's a particularly nasty thing.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
