Debate Topics
George Washington's Rules of Civility: Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway by Washington, George
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Merit vs. Birthright
"In a just society, should opportunity be determined by merit or birthright?"
The Value of Formality
"Does strict adherence to formal rules of civility foster genuine virtue or merely mask underlying flaws?"
Love vs. Duty
"Which should hold greater sway: the pursuit of personal love, or the fulfillment of duty to family and society?"
The Nature of Ambition
"Is ambition a virtue that drives progress or a vice that corrupts character?"
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