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Is There a Contradiction Between Virtue and Pragmatism?
Gandhi is this remarkable character in that he's preposterously idealistic and pure. As a politician, he's constantly compromising, negotiating. It's always on the assumption that we're getting closer and closer to the ideal. That's why there is in fact no long-term contradiction between virtue and pragmatism.