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Jonathan V. Last Quotes

Aristotle deemed courage to be the first virtue, because it makes all the other possible.

Jonathan V. Last

Aristotle deemed courage to be the first virtue, because it makes all the other possible.

Tags: action, bravery, courage, initiative

Justice is the virtue we 'd rather have done unto others than practiced on ourselves.

Jonathan V. Last

Justice is the virtue we 'd rather have done unto others than practiced on ourselves.

Tags: grace, justice, mercy

About Author
Jonathan V. Last (aka JVL; born May 6, 1974) is an American journalist and author. He is the editor of The Bulwark, and previously worked as a senior writer and digital editor at The Weekly Standard. He is the author of What to Expect When No One's Expecting (2013).

Believe it or not, philosophy has consequences.

Jonathan V. Last

Believe it or not, philosophy has consequences.

Tags: acculturation, culture, education, ideas

Virtues are the internal qualities that allow us to be our best selves and enable us to lead complete and fulfilling lives.

Jonathan V. Last

Virtues are the internal qualities that allow us to be our best selves and enable us to lead complete and fulfilling lives.

Tags: character, virtues

One of the mitigating benefits of children is that they make a Lego habit more respectable.

Jonathan V. Last

One of the mitigating benefits of children is that they make a Lego habit more respectable.

Tags: fun, maturation, pride

Anyone can dig a ditch. There's no way to dig smarter. Or dig faster. Having a baby is like being assigned to dig a ditch. That goes all the way to the horizon.

Jonathan V. Last

Anyone can dig a ditch. There's no way to dig smarter. Or dig faster. Having a baby is like being assigned to dig a ditch. That goes all the way to the horizon.

Tags: parenthood, perseverance

When fertility rates began collapsing in the late 1960s, another demographic transition was occurring, the result of a fundamental restructuring: People no longer put children at the center of their l...

Jonathan V. Last

when fertility rates began collapsing in the late 1960s, another demographic transition was occurring, the result of a fundamental restructuring: People no longer put children at the center of their l...

Tags: selfishness

If you do believe in God, and your first instinct in all things must be gratitude: for creation, or love, for mercy.

Jonathan V. Last

If you do believe in God, and your first instinct in all things must be gratitude: for creation, or love, for mercy.

Tags: gratitude, thankfulness, theology

A man with no children can easily be lulled into a sense that time is standing still. It's not. It's marching past us, relentlessly. Having a child growing and changing before your eyes makes this una...

Jonathan V. Last

A man with no children can easily be lulled into a sense that time is standing still. It's not. It's marching past us, relentlessly. Having a child growing and changing before your eyes makes this una...

Tags: parenthood