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| author = Grandpa_boob
| country = [[Archive:Acquendavia|Acquendavia]]
| language = English
| genre = Philosophical treatise
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The '''''Virtue Rhetoric''''' is a 5-page philosophical pamphlet written by [[Archive:Grandpa_boob|Grandpa_boob]] explaining the guiding philosophy of [[Archive:Lothridge|Lothridge]] and [[Archive:Acquendavia|Acquendavia]]. It explains how the pursuit of power to one's own benefit is the highest virtue. Copies of the book are handed out to readers for free by Grandpa_boob himself. There are also copies at the [[Archive:Kais Kogong#The Libary|Library of Kais Kogong]].
== Synopsis ==
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== Reactions and legacy ==
The ''Virtue Rhetoric'' is perhaps one of the most infamous books in Alathra. It elucidates the personal beliefs of a man widely considered a tyrant and a murderer. At the surface, the ''Virture Rhetoric'' seems to be nothing more than a treatise on utilitarianism; however, it betrays an extraordinarily individualistic, philosophically selfish, and quasi-Social Darwinist worldview. Grandpa_boob certainly lives by the rules he wrote out in the ''Rhetoric'', as he was a famously ruthless ruler before being deposed and is still a feared and active killer. The ''Virtue Rhetoric'' remains a widely condemned work, with critics of the ''Rhetoric'' often being slain personally by Grandpa_boob, such as when [[Archive:Vasya|Vasya]] debated Grandpa_boob at the leadup to the [[Archive:Ashina-Lothridge War|Ashina-Lothridge War]]. Vasya is also known to have thrown her copy into [[Archive:Lothridge|The Pit]]. The book spawned a 20+ page indirect [[Archive:The Kaido|rebuttal]], a copy of which is also held at the Library of Kais Kogong.
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