In order for an action to be virtuous, it must contain several different aspects of rationality, including knowledge, choice and, character. ... In more contemporary terms this was illustrated in the comment made by Aldus Dumbledore to Harry Potter at the end of The Chamber of Secrets, when Harry was lamenting qualities of his character that he felt made him fit for Slytherin House. Dumbledore told Harry that he was placed in Gryffindor because that is where Harry had asked to be placed and, "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities" (Harry Potter and ...
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