The Sunday Stoic
The Sunday Stoic
Steve and Dan
Reserve Clause / Cicero's Archer - Pursuing Justice While Mitigating Anger and Fear
16 minutes Posted Feb 15, 2026 at 5:01 am.
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Dan explores the Reserve Clause in this episode and how it is a vital technique to pursue the Cardinal Virtue of Justice while mitigating the Passions of Anger and Fear.  The Reserve Clause relates to the cultivation of Justice, Temperance, and Courage.  The episode explores how the Reserve Clause relates to the Discipline of Action, and the Discipline of Desire and Aversion.  Dan also briefly discusses Cicero’s Archer, and how Christianity and Islam make use of the Reserve Clause.