Your Non-negotiables Please

What are your absolute beliefs? I wonder if we have become a nation that would compromise and negotiate rather than live a life driven by conviction and the purpose that emerges from our beliefs. It seems that beliefs guide behavior. If we are not getting the behaviors that we want - either from teachers or students - then we need to address what we believe, especially those beliefs that are the strongest. This is the substance of character. Now to be fair I will share an example from my list of non-negotiables. Mine is RESPECT. I want it from everyone, for everyone, everytime. I want this because without respect there is no trust and without trust there is no open communication. For education to work, for relationships of any kind to have a chance, there must be respect. That's mine, now you can tell me about your non-negotiable.