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Quotation from The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics by Immanuel Kant
“The true strength of virtue is the mind at rest, with a firm, deliberate resolution to bring its law into practice”
The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Introduction, XVII, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott
Kant's account of moral apathy as health of the moral life rather than indifference.
Citation: "The true strength of virtue is the mind at rest, with a firm, deliberate resolution to bring its law into practice" — Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Introduction, XVII, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott. (id kant-metaphysical-elements-of-ethics-q10)
