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In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue. — James Q. Wilson

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In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.

James Q. Wilson
1985
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Civic virtuePolitical theory
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1985
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James Q. Wilson
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Wilson, James Q. "The Rediscovery of Character: Private Virtue and Public Policy." The Public Interest, no. 81, Fall 1985.

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