Virtues and Vices

What does the virtue of Initiative involve?

• Exercising power, energy, or ability to lead, organize, or accomplish something

• Acting on good judgment about what is right or wrong

• Being self-controlled and avoiding extremes

• Taking constructive action in difficult situations

What does the virtue of Perseverance emphasize?

• Avoiding excesses or extremes

• Continuing in a task or course of action despite obstacles

• Being alert and attentive

• Demonstrating good character and integrity

What does the virtue of Self-Governance emphasize?

• Avoiding excesses or extremes

• Being alert and attentive

• Being self-controlled and avoiding extremes

• Demonstrating good character and integrity

What is the virtue of contribution?

• Using one's abilities and talents to create useful things that help to take care of yourself, your family, and your community

• the ability to give praise to those who earn it while remembering that you are not always the one most talented in a particular area.

• standing for equally applied rules that respect the rights and dignity of all, and making sure everyone obeys them

• to continue a task or action depite the obstacles of difficulties in making that thing happen

What is virtue of honor?

• demonstrating good character, integrity as well as thinking and acting honestly

• acting on good judgement about what is right or wrong, or deserving the trust of others

• being alert and attentive; acting to fix possible injustices or evils.

• to be driven by self-interest while pursing power and fame for oneself rather than serving the country or the good of others

What is the virtue of humility?

• to remember that one's ignorance is far greater than one's knowledge, the willingness to give credit to those who earn it.

• reasoned and repectful sharing of ideas between individuals

• to tell the truth, expose untruth and keep one's promises

• taking contructive action in difficult sitautions quickly and imaginatively

What is the virtue of perseverence?

• to continue in a task or course of action or hold to a belief or commitment, despite

  obstacles or difficulty; choosing to take the right path rather than the easy path

• Honor or admiration of someone or something.

• Being alert and attentive; acting to remedy possible injustices or evils.

• To tell the truth, expose untruths, and keep one’s promises.

What is the vice of ambition?

• To be driven by self-interest while pursuing power and fame for oneself rather than

  serving the republic or the good of others.

• To lie to oneself and/or others, thinking and behaving as though something is right when

  it is wrong and unjust.

• Demonstrating good character, integrity, and thinking and acting honestly.

• The ability to take constructive action in the face of fear or danger. To stand firm as a

  person of character and do what is right, especially when it is unpopular or puts one at risk.

What is the vice of avarice?

• To allow the love of wealth to lead one to do wrong in acquiring it.

• To have excessive pride, vanity, and arrogance that usually lead to a tragic fall.

• Disrespect for the different political views of others, leading one to violate

  their inalienable rights.

• Being alert and attentive; acting to remedy possible injustices or evils.

What is the vice of Hubris?

• To have excessive pride, vanity, and arrogance that usually lead to a tragic fall.

• To lie to oneself and/or others, thinking and behaving as though something is right when

  it is wrong and unjust.

• Reasoned and respectful sharing of ideas between individuals

• The avoidance of excesses or extremes.