The Unseen Empire: Finding Sovereignty in Self over Substance

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Montaigne argues that men should be judged not by what they wear, not by how much money they have, but by their virtue. By their capacity to show qualities that only he and no one else can show, because they are his alone. I am talking about things like (modernly said: “balls”) courage or kindness (having a good heart, even with assholes around you). These characteristics cannot be…