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If there is a virtue that is especially valuable in times of crisis, it must be fortitude. This is the capacity to go on with life and persist despite enduring hardships. It is a spiritual and moral force that was considered extremely important by past generations, so much so that it was commonly called the cardinal virtue.
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Bruni, L. (2015). Fortitude. In: A Lexicon of Social Well-Being. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137528889_17
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