Word: virtuouse
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...employees is really a matter of principle. For once, we have shed our solipsistic crimson-colored sunglasses and moved beyond an issue of personal concern. Rather than frozen yogurt in houses and booze at house formals, we have awakened to the fact that what Harvard really lacks are the virtuous ideals conveyed by its emblem, Veritas. The notions of fairness and equality (among workers wages) as well as an appreciation of blue-collar work are all principles that have been adopted by the campaign...
...quiet, patient man who always expressed humility. He never sought praise for his own work," he said. "He was in many ways the quintessential virtuous lawyer...
...Americans lived in the cities. By World War II that figure would double, and the affordable Model T was one reason for it. People flocked to Detroit for jobs, and if they worked in one of Henry's factories, they could afford one of his cars--it's a virtuous circle, and he was the ringmaster. By the time production ceased for the Model T in 1927, more than 15 million cars had been sold--or half the world's output...
Similarly, Liebert argues that gays and lesbians ought to "prove beyond a doubt that homosexual union is a viable, albeit heretofore unexplored, version of virtuous living"-- suggesting that gay families are some kind of questionable new fad, like Viagra or swing dancing. Most gay and lesbian people aren't interested in proving that their relationships are "viable"--they're too busy simply living their lives together. Civil rights and basic legal benefits should not be dependent on offering evidence of our "virtue...
...must be said that Kingsolver's men are less interesting. One male African teacher, in particular, is so patient and virtuous that he seems--cultural bias alert here--almost Christlike. Perhaps that is because unlike the women, whose thoughts we hear, the men are observed only from the outside. It is also true that the novel's second half is subdued in tone. The author has made her point, and the rest is told almost as afterword. The rapacious Mobutu Sese Seko is in power, thanks to U.S. influence. And the Price women, their calamitous adventure mostly behind them...