Honor and Loyalty

Do honor and loyalty have a place in society today?

I am one of those people with antiquated beliefs like 'you do what you say and people will respect you for that' and 'always keep a promise' and 'when working for an organization .... if you always look out for the organization you will be rewarded for that'.

Well....I am beginning to question the value of honor and loyalty in today's society. It seems to me that people are more than happy use ones honor and loyalty to manipulate and use them for their own gains.

Is this something new?...or have i just stumbled upon a cluster of individuals that neither have nor understand the meaning of honor and loyalty?

In the end I don't see myself abandoning my fundamental code...however i believe i was naive in thinking that the majority of people had honor and valued loyalty...in the end i now believe that most people are out for themselves and what they can connive an manipulate from others.

For my experiences i may not be a better person....but I am now a better prepared person...and even more cynical than i have been.