EUGENE VOLOKH QUOTES TOM MCTAGUE IN THE ATLANTIC: “In standing up to [Putin], Ukraine is articulating a certain idea of itself that is righteous and dignified and heroic: virtues we long ago dismissed as old-fashioned. How tragic it is that Zelensky’s idea has to be attacked for us to be reminded of ours.”
We were encouraged to dismiss those virtues by people who want to destroy us.