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"I don't regard nice as a virtue, or if it's a virtue it's a very low order virtue. Because what nice usually means is 'I don't want to cause conflict now even though the consequences of the conflict might multiply into the future.'"

- Quote by Jordan Peterson

Date: Feb 07, 2018

Quote taken from Jocko Podcast 112 w/ Jordan Peterson - Life is Hard. 12 Rules for Life. at 1:03:56.


"I don't regard nice as a virtue, or if it's a virtue it's a very low order virtue. Because what nice usually means is 'I don't want to cause conflict now even though the consequences of the conflict might multiply into the future.'"

- Quote by Jordan Peterson

Date: Feb 07, 2018

Quote taken from Jocko Podcast 112 w/ Jordan Peterson - Life is Hard. 12 Rules for Life. at 1:03:56.


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