The mere abhorrence of vice is not a virtue at all.
We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us.
Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.
Wisdom is meaningless until your own experience has given it meaning, and there is wisdom in the selection of wisdom.
There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that will be to the advantage of the led.