Word: virtueã
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...silent film The Birth of a Nation, white words on a black screen declare: “A PLEA FOR THE MOTION PICTURE…. We do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue??the same liberty that is conceded to the art of the written word—that art to which we owe the Bible and the works of Shakespeare...
...Rush’s addiction, as it is indeed quite sad when a man with a $285-million radio contract is forced to frequent parking lots because he’s popping pills. But there seems to be a trend among those who tout themselves as the personification of virtue??as we’ve seen with fallen televangelists who bamboozle millions into believing in their integrity only to suffer a tragic downfall when their indiscretions are exposed. Rush, like innumerable smooth-talking right wingers before him, is full...
...more practical lessons derived from moral philosophy are distilled into the maxims that we hear throughout our childhood. The problem is that neither philosophical inquiry nor sterile maxims are effective at delivering their messages in easily digestible ways. Tell an impatient driver that “patience is a virtue?? and you’re likely to get some road rage upside your head...