David McPherson, The Virtues of Limits

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On the relationship between lagom, modesty, humility, and political moderation, see Aurelian Craiutu, Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
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Craiutu, A. David McPherson, The Virtues of Limits. Soc 59, 791–794 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-022-00791-z

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