High code of morality?

The way my classes work is, every night we study a bunch of words, and read and/or listen to a passage containing the words, and then the next day review those words and discuss the content of the text. In class the teacher will ask you to give an example using the desired word, or ask you a pointed question where the only answer you may give will contain that word.

For instance: today we were studying the words "to have a high code" of "morality."

The teacher asked, "What kind of person might have a high code of morality?"

So I answered (and tell me if you think this isn't reasonable): "I think that, ideally, government workers should have a high code of morality."

She looked confused, so I asked if I had said the sentence right. She said, yes, the grammar was correct, but she didn't understand what I meant. "I mean," she said, "what do government workers and morality have to do with one another? I don't think your example is very suitable."

I was speechless for a moment, but then tried to explain that in an ideal world, government workers would try to have a high code of morality because they are responsible for making their country a better place, for instance, upholding the law, implementing new programs for health, education, sanitation, safety, equality, civil rights, etc. Since they have a responsibility towards the taxpayers who, in essence, pay their salaries, and because they care about their country, it would be a good thing if they were moral people, since that would enable them to do their jobs better, make government better, and make their country a better place. No?

Even after my explanation, she didn't really get my logic. I guess here, government officials do not represent the people; they are simply appointed on basis of connections (or maybe merit, in some cases), and so they have no obligation to carry out the peoples' will or to work towards providing the people with better lives. Moreover, corruption is so rampant that maybe it never crossed this teacher's mind that a government official might have a high code of honor and morality.

Just another example of irreconcilable cultural differences.....