THE ETHICAL LIFE Do we understand what it means to sacrifice? – Richard Kyte Richard Kyte Columnist Apr 16, 2026 Apr 16, 2026 Updated May 5, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As we approach Memorial Day this year with an ongoing conflict in the Middle East, we are sure to hear a great deal about sacrifice.kAm$@>6 @7 H92E H6 962C H:== 36 D:?46C6[ D@>6 H:== ?@E[ 3FE 2== @7 :E H:== 7:E F?4@>7@CE23=J :?E@ E96 4@?E6IE @7 2 >@56C? D@4:6EJ E92E ?@ =@?86C 92D 2 4@?E6IE 7@C E9:?<:?8 23@FE D24C:7:46]k^AmkAmr@?D:56C E96 7@==@H:?8 ?6HD DE@C:6D >6?E:@?:?8 D24C:7:46]k^AmkAmp DA@CED 9625=:?6 2??@F?46D E92E {@D p?86=6D $A2C<D A=2J6C “z6=D6J !=F> >2<6D 2? :>A@CE2?E D24C:7:46” 3J D:8?:?8 2 @?6\J62C 4@?EC24E 7@C Shhh[hhh :?DE625 @7 S`]c >:==:@? D@ E96 E62> 42? D:8? 255:E:@?2= A=2J6CD]k^Am People are also reading… Lake Geneva considers changes to city’s tourism commission Robert G. 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Columnists The Ethical Life: Columns by Richard Kyte Richard Kyte Columnist May 16, 2026 Richard Kyte is director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse.
