Newly articulated interests require virtuous people to press them

Evidence

Another is that if the republic is to be systematically sensitive to the interests and ideas of people—often newly emergent, newly articulated interests and ideas—then there have to be people who are virtuous enough to press appropriate claims; this applies both in the politics of difference and in the politics of common concerns. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 1290

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Responsive institutions require citizens virtuous enough to press new claims; People cannot will themselves into dispositions that will later act against their interests. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 201

Broader Connections

• People cannot will themselves into dispositions that will later act against their interests. #complicates (0.78) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 201