The Forgotten Virtue of Self-Control
Why it’s hard, and why it’s important.
3 min readJul 11, 2022
The recent tragic murder of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was a cowardly and evil act. It was also the lowest form of indiscipline and barbarism. The former, is because the murderer could not control his impulses. The latter, because unlike a civilized person, he chose to solve his disagreement through violence rather than…