Good Citizen vs Good Man

The good man and the good citizen are not one and the same. What can be said about one cannot be necessarily said about the other. It is essential for the good man to be a good citizen. It is not, though, vital for the good citizen to be a good man. This distinction is important to make, because it helps one understand that the qualities a good man possesses far supersede those of a …

…just one way a person should be, considering the good citizen's virtue is dependent on his varying kind of constitution. By making the distinction, an example is set for others to follow. It is as if someone is saying, "This is the good man so try to be like him." If it were believed that the good citizen is the same as the good man, there would exist a lot more injustice in the world.