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I respect this view, though my personal experience has been that kindness is one of the easiest virtues to corrupt. I prefer truthfulness.

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I really do tend to think that kindness is the ur-virtue. If you aren't basically kind, I don't want to be around you. Period.

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Maybe, but truth without kindness can be less than helpful. It's all a bit circular, sadly.

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The recognition that all virtues flow together is kinda essential to the point.