"Objectivity has about as much substance as the emperor's new clothes." 
- Connie Miller

Do you remember this story about honesty and pride?
The Emperor's New Clothes
http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheEmperorsNewClothes_e.html

It was a child who pointed out that the emperor was naked.
Story: The Emperor's New Clothes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wng-eSUk9I0