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Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them. Sargent Shriver

Racism Men Christian Virtues Them Separates Unite

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man. Saskya Pandita

Man Blame Own Virtues Thoroughly Characteristics Excellent Know Powers Praise

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Virtues Faults Husbands Excess Wives Caused Often

Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice. Stephen Ambrose

Character First Nation President Our Virtues Solid Unanimous He New Became Rock Came Which Republican Choice Stand Washington Why

One of the market's virtues, and the reason it enables so much peaceful interaction and cooperation among such a great variety of peoples, is that it demands of its participants only that they observe a relatively few basic principles, among them honesty, the sanctity of contracts, and respect for private property. Thomas Woods

Great Property Respect Honesty People Few Sanctity Market Virtues Relatively Only Variety Observe Participants Demands Principles Enables Private Private Property Contracts Interaction Them Much Reason Peaceful Cooperation Among Basic Basic Principles

Social democrats are characteristically modest - a political quality whose virtues are overestimated. We need to apologise a little less for our shortcomings and speak more assertively of achievements. That these were always incomplete should not trouble us. Tony Judt

Quality Speak Political Trouble Incomplete Our Virtues More Democrats Overestimated Always Were Achievements Shortcomings Little Social Modest Us Apologise Should Less Whose Need

I think as individuals, people overrate the virtues of local food. Most of the energy consumption in our food system is not caused by transportation. Sometimes local food is more energy efficient. But often it's not. The strongest case for locavorism is to eat less that's flown on planes, and not to worry about boats. Tyler Cowen

Food People Sometimes Energy Think Local Our Virtues Worry System Eat About Case Strongest More Consumption Individuals Most Caused Efficient Often Energy Consumption Boats Planes Less Transportation Flown

Wrong people are wrong not because of their faults but because of their presumed virtues. William A. Dembski

People Virtues Faults Wrong Because

From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us; the hearing of the word and prayer. William Ames

Love Hope God Faith Religion Spiritual Prayer Word Virtues Bears Arises Between Hearing Referring Which Double Us Communion Act

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent. William Gilmore Simms

Best First Virtues Mental Tact Absence Talent Fatal

The love of independence and dislike of unjust treatment is the source of a thousand virtues. William Godwin

Love Independence Unjust Virtues Thousand Source Dislike Treatment

Emotionally damaged men all too often rip apart their own lives, and those of their partners and children. I see both physical fitness and emotional strength as virtues, but they are acquired by entirely different means. George Monbiot

Fitness Strength Men Physical Fitness Own Too Virtues Those I See Physical See Rip Entirely Both Emotional Emotionally Partners Often Children Different Apart Acquired Means Lives Damaged

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. Quintilian

Cause Ambition Virtues Though Itself Times Often Vice

At its core, our military is comprised of service members who are proud of their country and are willing to go to great lengths to protect American virtues of liberty and justice. I was one of them. Ted Lieu

Service Great Justice Liberty Country Military Our Virtues Members Willing Protect Proud Go American Them Who Core

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Virtues Put Motion Vices Interest

Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues. Quintilian

Ambition Virtues Though Parent Itself Often Vice

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