To maintain your dignity you must not compromise your integrity. No end – however noble or high-minded – is worth a departure from truth.
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”
― Albert Einstein
Been considering the word presumptuous. One definition that is given for it is: overstepping due bounds. Way back, when the fall of man occurred there was an overstepping that caused a great transgression that continues to this day. This occurred because of someone being influenced by a better idea maybe even considered high-minded. As I take your words and Einstein’s to heart I am urged to respect what is true in a greater way along with living within the bounds of the dignity and integrity that is designed for mankind.