Blind Loyalty (#410)

Loyalty is a virtue, but loyalty cannot and should not be unconditional

I grew up a Quaker.

Well, that’s not totally accurate. My parents both attended the University of Pennsylvania, whose mascot is the Quaker. I was dressed in Penn clothes from the time I was little—there are pictures—and I visited campus many times growing up.

Eventually, I attended Penn as well. While there, I met some of my closest friends to this day and have been an active alumnus over the years.