Word of Honor

"I have been asked what I mean by 'Word of Honor'. I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground-there is a possibility that some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give MY WORD OF HONOR never to cross it. CAN I GET OUT OF THAT CIRCLE? NO, NEVER! I'D DIE FIRST."

Karl G. Maeser

I have to agree with this quote because giving the word of honor pretty much making a promise at the cost of your life for breaking the promise.