Virtues VS Values

Merely saying that you’re virtuous does nothing to demonstrate that you really are, and in fact tends to indicate the opposite.

Virtue is something that must be demonstrated through action in the world. It means nothing if someone says ‘I’m brave!’, what counts is whether they stand and face the enemy, or advance to the rear as fast as their legs can carry them.
Developing virtue is hard, demanding work,

We hear about ‘values’ all the time. In particular, the nebulous Our Values that our self-appointed betters in the incompetocracy are always invoking whenever it’s time to justify some fresh outrage against the human soul.
Exactly what Our Values of Human Rights Democracy in the Rules-Based Order are supposed to be is never really stated explicitly.