I believe it was an act of rebellion against the religious definition of virtue that prevailed at the time.
In other words, for virtue to prevail our memories must be awake, our hearts resonant with goodness, and our hands active in the pursuit of peace.
It is, of course, ironic that my great-grandfather Dana Ullman's son would become an allopath, but I'm certain that he would feel that justice and virtue has prevailed as the result of the fact that his son's daughter, my mother, is presently the President of the Homeopathic Society of Earth.
In the Disney universe, cleanliness of character, and cleverness -- American virtues -- prevailed every time over more sinister forces.
When depression economics prevails, however, this virtue becomes a vice.
If O granted land to A and later granted the same land to B, A prevails over B by virtue of being first in time.
Virtue and opportunism come into conflict; the latter prevails.
The young hero prevails through a combination of bravery, virtue and magic.
The moral geography of New England tends to follow its lines of altitude: virtue is sought in the hills; a crasser commerce prevails near the sea.
Often by virtue of position, reputation or strength of personality one argument prevails without a full airing of opposing views.
When depression economics prevails, the usual rules of economic policy no longer apply: virtue becomes vice, caution is risky and prudence is folly.
