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On My Honor

Is the concept of honor simply too difficult to understand?

The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 07:00
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With the morning mist still on the Hudson River and the sun just kissing the cliff tops of the New Jersey Palisade, Aaron Burr, vice president of the United States, shot and killed former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Political opponents for years, the duelists faced each other after Burr sent these words to Hamilton, “Political opposition can never absolve gentlemen from the necessity of a rigid adherence to the laws of honor.”

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Once upon a time, people were motivated by honor—acquiring it, maintaining it, defending it. Bitter duels were fought in its name. I don’t hear much talk about honor anymore.

Could it be that the concept of honor is too difficult to understand? Is it truly ineffable—impossible to define—to the point that no one really knows what it means? As a virtue, it has certainly taken a beating when some cultures identify the murder of family members as an “honor killing,” and when criminals such as the Mafia call themselves “men of honor.”

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Submitted by J. Erato on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 06:13

Thanks for the article.

I am compelled to simply say thank you for writing this article. Thanks for creating the spark to what I hope will be many discussions and increased understanding of what true Honor is.

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Submitted by Joshua Milbourn on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:03

humility and honor

"Pride comes before a fall, but humility comes before honor" - Proverbs 18:12
"It's not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor." - Proverbs 25:27

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Submitted by kkbari on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 11:53

honor

good article - excellent reading. Not that this has anything to do with honor, but I am direct descendant of Hamilton and my college roommate and friend was a direct descendant of Burr. We told people we buried the hatchet for the families 200 years later :-)

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