Last time I invited you to walk with me down memory lane, to my days in elementary school when my teacher, Mrs. Darmond, taught me about five ancient Roman stories that were meant to have an impact on my moral upbringing.

We’ve learned about the Horatii brothers who avoided a long and costly war between Rome and the nearby city of Alba Longa. About Mucius Scaevola putting his hand in the fire to punish it because it had failed to kill the enemy ki...