The Wages of Virtue
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The Wages of Virtue is an early 20th-century adventure novel set in the French Foreign Legion, known for its themes of honor, sacrifice, and colonial military life.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Wages of Virtue canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wages of Virtue Context triple: [Percival C. Wren, wrote, The Wages of Virtue]
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A.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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B.
Truth in Charity
Truth in Charity is the English translation of the Latin motto of the University of Santo Tomas, expressing its ideal of uniting the pursuit of truth with compassionate service.
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C.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
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E.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wages of Virtue Target entity description: The Wages of Virtue is an early 20th-century adventure novel set in the French Foreign Legion, known for its themes of honor, sacrifice, and colonial military life.
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A.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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B.
Truth in Charity
Truth in Charity is the English translation of the Latin motto of the University of Santo Tomas, expressing its ideal of uniting the pursuit of truth with compassionate service.
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C.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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E.
Sovereign Virtue
Sovereign Virtue is a major work of political philosophy by Ronald Dworkin that develops and defends a theory of equality as the central value of a just society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early 20th-century novel
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novel ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | French colonial territories ⓘ |
| depicts |
camaraderie among legionnaires
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colonial military service ⓘ harsh desert conditions ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| genre | adventure fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
colonial military life
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duty ⓘ honor ⓘ loyalty ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| mainSetting | French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | soldiers’ experiences in the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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