question:  In the story, it is stated that "the integrity of the Ribboneers was not to be questioned" -- what potentially negative implications might this have?
context: In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package. Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons. "Outside of your own world, there's nothing like your species, except superficially, and that's true of all other creatures, intelligent or not, with the sole exception of mankind. Actually, the four of us here, though it's accidental, very nearly represent the biological spectrum of human development. "But there are other worlds in which humans who were there before the Stone Age aren't related to anything else there. Man was the most numerous though not always the most advanced—Ribboneers had a civilization as high as anything in the known section of the Milky Way, and there were others—and humans were more than a little feared. Still, Taphetta the Ribboneer was an experienced pilot and could be very useful. When we project back into time those star systems on which humans existed prior to space travel, we get a certain pattern. The Ribboneer glanced out the visionport, where another ship hung motionless in space beside them. "I had other plans, but I can't evade professional obligations, and an emergency such as this should cancel out any previous agreements. We've copied the Ribboneer's standard nature, simplifying it a little and adding a per cent here and there for the crew pilot and scientist's share of the profits from any discoveries we may make." "I'm complimented that you like our contract so well," said Taphetta, "but I really must have our own unsimplified version. However, you needn't be afraid that I'm defrauding you. Besides, the integrity of Ribboneers was not to be questioned. Firmon leered at Meredith and, when she failed to smile, added plaintively, "I did try to change it, but he still complains."
output:  The Ribboneers could wield their reputation in order to lie, manipulate, and accumulate more power
options:  The Ribboneers could use evidence from the adjacent mating principle to eradicate 'lower-level' species  The Ribboneers could be held responsible for solving problems that even they are not qualified to resolve  The Ribboneers could use evidence from the adjacent mating principle to further advance their own species  The Ribboneers could wield their reputation in order to lie, manipulate, and accumulate more power