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morality's flex, only impressive when nobody's watching you do it

latin rootvirtus meant manliness and courage, not piety
aristotle's takea habit, not a feeling, built by repetition
seven of themmedievals listed seven to counter seven sins
signalingperforming virtue publicly often undermines the actual thing
machiavelliredefined virtu as ruthless skill, not goodness
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