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Podcast: Tim Andersen, The Appraiser's Advocate Podcast
Episode: USPAP and the Morality of Courage – TAA Podcast 163
Description: This is a powerful episode of The Appraiser’s Advocate. In it, Timothy C. Andersen, MAI, explores what an ancient Roman legend can teach us today. We appraisers need to practice ethics, morality, and professional courage. “Horatius at the Bridge” by Thomas Babington Macaulay tells the story of one soldier who stood alone. His charge was to defend Rome’s bridge against invading forces. Andersen draws a striking parallel between Horatius’s moral stand and the modern residential real estate appraiser’s duty to protect the bridge of public trust.
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