But the problem with identifying adaptability as a key is of course that this virtue is itself multi-dimensional and averse to simple generalisations.

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It also became obvious that the difference between economic virtue and political virtue needed to be illustrated as a part of my course.

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Of course, there has always been a tension between virtue and liberty.

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Gold's virtue, says Mr Grant, is that it is a monetary metal, because of its scarcity and, of course, its history.

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