The Value of Virtue

Benjamin Franklin was of the opinion that for the democratic experiment for which he had risked his life to succeed it would need to be built more on virtue than on law and penned the virtues he considered paramount.

Franklin's model of seeking to deepen one virtue each week in is own life is one we can emulate personally in preparation for encouraging our children.

He believed also that teaching these and other virtues should be primary in public schooling to provide the necessary foundations for a stable and fulfilled society.

William J. Bennett, The Book of Virtues (1996) has compiled an extensive book of stories and other resources to encourage the priority of character traits like: Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith, and more...