Exemplars are powerful tools for moral formation: reading about and studying great people (Pericles, Shakespeare, Martin Luther King, Frances Perkins, George Marshall) makes excellence admirable to young people and gives them models of how to be.
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David BrooksEvidence Quote
“you hold up exemplars. Uh you you read about Pericles, you read about Shakespeare, you read about Martin Luther King.”
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David Brooks: America Has a Moral Problem, Not a Political One | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:39:10 PM
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