Why Liberty Requires Virtue
A farmer can't make his plants grow, but he can create the conditions that lead to their flourishing. A society can't make its citizens virtuous, but it can nurture the institutions that lead to virtuous citizens.

A farmer can't make his plants grow, but he can create the conditions that lead to their flourishing. A society can't make its citizens virtuous, but it can nurture the institutions that lead to virtuous citizens.

A farmer can't make his plants grow, but he can create the conditions that lead to their flourishing.
A society can't make its citizens virtuous, but it can nurture the institutions that lead to virtuous citizens.
Great thinkers in Western civilization have long noted the importance of virtue.
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A farmer can't make his plants grow, but he can create the conditions that lead to their flourishing. A society can't make its citizens virtuous, but it can nurture the institutions that lead to virtuous citizens. Great thinkers in Western civilization have long noted the importance of virtue.
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