Lessons on Political Violence from the Roman Republic: Part II – Civic virtue is as important as the constitution and laws
Civic virtue does not seem to be of much interest in 21st century America. Perhaps for good reason. It is hard to be civically virtuous when any attempt to be so is taken advantage of. It’s a lamentable loss. For in the end, civic virtue has the power to keep people together longer than institutions and documents. We tend to rely on institutions and documents to do our heavy lifting; we treat these things as if they can police our…