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In his view virtue lies not in caution in avoiding errors but in ruthlessness in eliminating them.
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The quote presents virtue as active correction rather than passive care. It says a good person is not defined by trying never to make mistakes, but by confronting mistakes firmly and removing them. “Ruthlessness” suggests an uncompromising attitude toward errors, while “caution” describes merely trying to avoid them.
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