3 Walter Bagehot Quotes on Virtue

Walter Bagehot quotes on virtue

24. It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.

35. Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.

43. Open-mindedness should not be fostered because, as Scripture teaches, Truth is great and will prevail, nor because, as Milton suggests, Truth will always win in a free and open encounter. It should be fostered for its own sake.

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