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Articles on develoment of principles and character in the individual
Updated on Aug 09, 09
Created on Jul 10, 09
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Kenneth Tang's List: Character
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Jul 10, 09
"Lean not upon anyone," was one of the rules. "Read no letter, books or papers in company," was another. "If any one come to speak to you while you are sitting, stand up," was a thirdIn so doing, he turned himself into a new kind of hero. He wasn't primarily a military hero or a political hero. As the historian Gordon Wood has written, "Washington became a great man and was acclaimed as a classical hero because of the way he conducted himself during times of temptation. It was his moral character that set him off from other men." the traits of equipoise and constancy, which are the sources of authority and trust.
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