A few years back, NOVA Online asked both doctors and non-doctors to comment on the relevance of the Hippocratic Oath, which most aspiring physicians take upon graduation from medical school.

If a person desires to serve the United States, he should take upon himself the corresponding obligations. This oath will not be ... There is no known pledge more sacred -- there is no military ...

A control group of 953 participants performed the task without taking ... oath, 18.5 percent of people were dishonest, which reduced tax losses to 11.6 percent. “The most effective pledge ...