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In a world marked by an increasing loss of moral landmarks to the benefit of a mediocre relativism, the very concept of leadership has become hackneyed. As this phenomenon is gaining ground within ...

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When we think of morally upright, virtuous citizens, do we imagine boring do-gooders? Is the idea of being virtuous out-dated and old-fashioned? Or is “being virtuous” still something we should aspire ...

The quality of virtue—behavior showing a high moral standard—was attributed to women following the Industrial Revolution when men and women were assigned different spheres in which to exist. People ...