In the latter half of the 19th century, young people signaled their moral virtue by taking temperance pledges. The original temperance movement’s end result—Prohibition—was more ambitious ...

Temperance — the name ... But while Charity starred in the initial wave of 18th-century virtue names, Chastity — which we originally considered the most awkwardly anachronistic virtue name ...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle There is a dichotomy of thought present when tolerance is the subject. Thomas Mann asserted ...

Harkening back to his previous reflections on the four cardinal virtues — prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance — Pope Francis noted while they “constitute the ‘hinge’ of a good ...

Today's catechesis focused on temperance, “the virtue of the right measure”. A sensitive person “does not weep over himself. In defeat, he rises up again; in victory, he is capable of ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday presented the fourth and final cardinal virtue of temperance in his ongoing catechetical series of vices and virtues by noting that temperance itself is crucial for ...

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today I will talk about the fourth and final cardinal virtue: temperance. With the other three, this virtue shares a history that goes far back in time and ...

To understand the state of men in this country, it’s necessary to know three things. First, millions of men are falling behind women academically and suffering from a lack of meaning and purpose.

The classical virtues, embraced by Greeks and Romans alike, are prudence (practical wisdom), justice (fairness), fortitude (courage), and temperance (moderation). They not only thought these ...

Jeffrey Rosen is president and chief executive of the National Constitution Center and author, most recently, of “The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of ...