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“To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue.” quote by Jean Racine
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“To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue.”

Jean Racine

About This Quote

Source Play: Phèdre, 1677

Preserving honor can demand extreme sacrifices, even compromising virtue.

In simple terms: Honor may force you to give up virtue.

Key Takeaway

Question the true cost of honor.

Themes

honor sacrifice virtue conflict

Mood

serious tragic

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • political negotiations
  • military decisions
  • personal dilemmas

Key Concepts

ethical dilemmas tragic heroism

Questions to Reflect On

  • Is honor worth losing virtue?
  • When should honor yield to ethics?
A Different Perspective

Blind devotion to honor can erode moral integrity.

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