established a simple motto that he required his subordinates and clients to invoke: "Think straight, talk straight." For decades, that motto served Arthur Andersen & Co. well. Unfortunately, the firm's association with one client, Enron Corporation, abruptly ended Andersen's long and proud history in the public accounting profession.
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