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.

Why Liberty Requires 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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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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  • In Politics, Aristotle declared, "The best life, … Click to read the rest HERE-> Why Liberty Requires Virtue first posted at Conservative Daily News

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