Administrator ethics

Whenever the sudo command is used the first time on a Linux box (this is the command to run things with administration/root permissions, the following text is shown:

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

1. Respect the privacy of others.
2. Think before you type.
3. With great power comes great responsibility.

Whenever I read this, I must say: I like that. And it is applicable to far more than just IT...