“But then we so rarely understand the value of what we possess until it's gone.”
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“We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.”
“Men can be very stupid. We cease to value what we have until it's gone, and only then do we realize the gold we glimpsed in distant hills pales as dross compared to treasure we had in hand.”
“We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.”
“We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. ”
“All too rarely do I hear people asking just what it is that we've done to make so many children's hearts so hard, or what collectively we might do to right their moral compass - what values we must live by.”