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On why morals, affirmative commitment, and loyalty matter in a disloyal and hedonistic capitalist culture: Courage has no moral value in itself, for courage is not, in itself, a moral virtue. Vicious scoundrels, murderers, terrorists may be brave. To describe courage as a virtue, we need an adjective: we speak of ‘moral courage’ — because there is such a thing as amoral courage, too. ---Susan Sontag on Courage and Resistance.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:27:47 +0000

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