There are heroes and schmucks in all worlds. The most important thing is whether you are willing to engage in moral struggle against yourself.
Evan Thomas writes that Ike told his grandson, David, that that smile came not from some sunny feel-good philosophy but from getting knocked down by a boxing coach at West Point. ‘If you can’t smile w...
The moderate can only hope to be disciplined enough to combine in one soul, as Max Weber put it, both warm passion and a cool sense of proportion.
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