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virtues

British  
/ -tʃuːz, ˈvɜːtjuːz /

plural noun

  1. (often capital) the fifth of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology

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Ed Crane had an endearing cranky streak, and up to his final days he’d send us email missives with an article attached, reminding us not to forget the virtues of liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal

In every era it has had strengths and weaknesses, virtues and faults.

From The Wall Street Journal

Foreign flavor can be the thing to spice up any portfolio, but don’t ignore the virtues of home comforts.

From Barron's

They see in him the virtues that made their city free and prosperous—and the courage it took for him to risk arrest and prison rather than abandon his principles or flee abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

In another exchange Allen seems to be extolling the virtues of a new iPhone.

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