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 %ISOLATED VIRTUES NOT TRULY ABSOLUTE MERITING FULL 071201
%HONOR RESPECT SUPPORT REVERENCE WORSHIP LOYALTY IS 071201
%PROBLEMATIC WITH EMPERORS EMPIRES MILITARY WEAPONS 071201
%INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX CORPORATIONS MILITARISTS TERROR 071201
 %EXTREMISTS TERRORISTS UNQUALIFIED FEARS ANXIETIES 071201
  %ALIENATIVE BEHAVIORS ESTRANGEMENT IGNORANCE BIAS 071201

In-Isolation most "virtues" are not True-Virtues; e.g.,
--------------------------  ------- -------------------

Tenacity in the absence of Empathy, Sympathy, Mutuality,
                           Balance, Cooperation, Grace ...

Certainty in the absence of Humility, Patience, Knowledge,
                            Wisdom, Prudence, Dialogue ...

Conviction in the absence of Experience, Thought, Grace,
                              Patience, Dialogue, Wisdom .

Perseverance in the absence of Learning-from-Mistakes,
                               Openness-to-new-Insights,
                               Dialogue-with-Many-Others..

Self-Confidence in the absence of Competence, Humility,
                                  Prudence, Wisdom,
                                  Systems-Analyses,
                                  Integrity, Authenticity

Loyalty in the absence of Personal-Integrity, Knowledge,
                          Personal-Authenticity, Prudence,
                          Empty, Sympathy, Balance, Love

Reverence in the absence of Knowledge of Inherent-Limits,
                                        Human-Mortality,
                                        Complexity, Flaws,
                                        Evil-Relationships

Most  virtues  are not truly-virtues within all  contexts;
e.g.,   NOT  in  the ABSENCE  of  mitigating-complementary
virtues ---  which  give  balance  as needed in particular
contexts.

     Be-Together in the Many-Gracious ways of Shalom.

                         (c) 2007 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)

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