civic virtue, n.Definitions

Civic virtue (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠infantile attachment turned useful: attachment to the mother cripples the adult, attachment to the city makes him a citizen.