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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character

541	Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias]
	Full Idea: More men are good through habit than through character.
	From: Critias (fragments/reports [c.440 BCE], B09), quoted by John Stobaeus - Anthology 3.29.41

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / h. Respect

3236	Equality of opportunity without equality of respect would create a very inhuman society [Williams,B]
	Full Idea: A highly rational, efficient and unmitigated application of the idea of equality of opportunity, while abandoning the idea of equality of respect as vague and nostalgic, would lead to a quite inhuman society.
	From: Bernard Williams (The Idea of Equality [1962], §3)