They are far from revolutionary, and indeed some are pretty obvious. We must encourage and honor institutions that accept the responsibility of providing a classical moral education for their students. The last few decades of the twentieth century have seen an erosion of knowledge and a steady increase in moral relativism. This partly due to the diffidence of many teachers who are confused by all the talk about pluralism. This is understandable.
Moral dilemmas arise in every generation.
But, long ago, we achieved consensus on many basic moral questions. Cheating, cowardice, and cruelty are wrong. D.C. This answer was excerpted from her October 1997 speech at the Shavano Institute for National Leadership. All rights reserved.