It matters a lot whether self-sacrifice and service are self-chosen, or whether they are forced by the state, or under threat of retaliation. Many people who a

It matters a lot whether self-sacrifice and service are self-chosen, or whether they are forced by the state, or under threat of retaliation. Many people who are individualists advocate for self-sacrifice and service as virtues, freely chosen. Virtue under threat of punishment or retaliation is not virtue at all.