It sounds old-fashioned. Even cliché. Yet it’s as vital as ever: The defining measure of any man, woman, or child has been, and always will be, the matter of how we build our character.
Great minds think alike, and all the greats—from George Washington to Lao Tzu—have cultivated it. Myriad cultures and religions of vastly disparate heredities throughout history have enumerated its laws. Time and again, the building of character has involved self-sacrifice for a greater good—be that truth, freedom, honor, or some higher power.
