Quotes from Russell Gough

The unexamined life is not worth living'...Socrates made provocative remarks like this famous one as part of his daily practice in Athens in the late fourth century B.C. When he made these statements, he was invariably exhorting his fellow Greeks to avoid falling into the trap of what we might call 'ethical complacency,' the point at which an individual ceases trying to become a better person.

Most of us simply do not possess the innate abilities necessary to ascend to the upper echelons of athletic, artistic, or musical excellence. But *all* of us, as human beings, do possess the innate abilities necessary to achieve excellence of ethical character --- excellence in the sense of improving our personal character to the point where we can do right and good things naturally and consistently.