We do not look in great cities for our best morality.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Virtue is less common in large urban centers.
- In plain terms
- Cities do not produce the best moral people.
- What can you take from it?
- Rural areas may hold better morals than cities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does city life corrupt?
- Where is virtue found?
Another view
It generalizes all cities as immoral.
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