But one would never know that from listening, for example, to Germany s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, extolling his country s virtues.

Indeed, one virtue of democracy is its ability to dampen violent tendencies.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.

For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

The paradox of capitalism is that it converts avarice, greed, and envy into virtues.

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in this matter.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God on this behalf.

If prices rebound, Putin and his people will glorify themselves for their wisdom.

Hey, IDFSpokesperson, why didn't you make an English version of this snazzy video glorifying air bombings of Gaza? http t.co R651aWr0uC Elizabeth Tsurkov ( Elizrael) August 17, 2014

Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

In extolling the virtues of this successful regional effort, the solid external assistance it has received should be mentioned.

Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

Economists teach the virtues of open trade because it benefits us not because it benefits others.

While the world was disintegrating into fascism, violence, and war, the Mahatma taught the virtues of truth, non violence, and peace.

Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, Follow me.

So also Christ didn't glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, You are my Son. Today I have become your father.

This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

On the other hand, it crowds out virtues that have no economic utility, like heroism, honor, generosity, and pity.

For these reasons, the virtues of transactional leaders with good contextual intelligence are very important.

Officially, America still talks about the virtues of a strong dollar, but lowering interest rates weakens the exchange rate.

Certain of the virtues of dialogue, my country welcomed the decision of the Secretary General of the United Nations to establish a high level working group on the alliance of civilizations.

Israeli blogger Elizabeth Tsurkov challenges the IDF to make an English version of a video it had released in Hebrew, which she describes as glorifying air bombings of Gaza.

But North Korea s decision nonetheless demonstrated the virtues and efficacy of diplomacy, which brings us once again to the case of Iran.

In assessing America s strength, China follows US debates on the merits of a uni polar or a multi polar world with keen interest.

Subconsciously, citizens expect their leaders to display the ancient leadership virtues of disinterestedness, courage, and devotion to service.

Histories of science were originally written by practicing and retired scientists, starting primarily with William Whewell, as a way to communicate the virtues of science to the public.

From the near consensus on the virtues of a finance centric model of the world, the economics profession has moved to a near total absence of consensus on what ought to be done.

By contrast, Germany s far right National Democratic Party has demonstrated nostalgia for East German virtues, calling the defunct German Democratic Republic a better Germany than the Federal Republic.

On the left, Evo delivers homilies exalting Pacha Mama, or Mother Nature on the right, Tuto favors market mechanisms like Kyoto over command and control.

But what most characterizes Latin America s experience is that, despite publicly preaching the virtues of a floating rate, the authorities actively intervene in currency markets, this time in different and creative ways.

Yet some Chinese have recently discovered the virtues of the Nordic social model, and Chinese delegations have been coming to Oslo regularly to see what lessons they can bring home.

The female historian Ban Zhao wrote the Lessons for Women in the Han Dynasty and outlined the four virtues women must abide to, while scholars such as Zhu Xi and Cheng Yi would expand upon this.

There are strong historical grounds for believing that waging aggressive war has simply run its course as an instrument of state policy. Having exhausted most of the alternatives over the years, national leaders have begun to internalize the virtues of cooperation.

The implication was that the integration of Muslims in Indian society constituted a success story. Muslims, Singh implied, also benefit from the virtues of democracy, a conclusion that Bush happily repeated.

By contrast, the Fed doesn t have to recognize the loss while free market advocates might talk about the virtues of market pricing and price discovery, the Fed can pretend that nothing has happened.

Serbia remains stuck in a nineteenth century world of nationalism and refuses to recognize the new global realities of economic interdependence, inter state reciprocity, and collectivism all of which characterize today s EU.

Cynicism and schadenfreude may also be playing a role. Raja Mohan, a prominent Indian strategist, notes that Europe has never ceased to lecture Asia on the virtues of regionalism, but now seems unable to cope with its own regional security challenges.

His refusal to rule out future visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, with its war glorifying Yushukan Museum alongside, fuels hardline skepticism in China. It also makes common cause with South Korea much more difficult, and heightens the risk of maritime territorial disputes becoming explosive.

There are strong historical grounds for believing that waging aggressive war has simply run its course as an instrument of state policy. Having exhausted most of the alternatives over the years, national leaders have begun to internalize the virtues of cooperation.

Similarly, in the private sector, the Labour Code calls for equal access to employment on the basis of qualifications, making women eligible for all positions in all sectors of the economy and the national administration, although in numbers and percentages women are far from achieving proportionate representation with men.