Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday

Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

by Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday's Powerful Guide to Moral Living

Part of The Stoic Virtues Book Series—Critically Acclaimed & Universally Praised. Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller & Global Sensation.

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues Book Series, he argues for the absolute necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy.

The Foundational Role of Justice in Stoic Philosophy

For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice—or one’s commitment to doing the right thing no matter how difficult. To be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The modern world often suggests that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue, and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy.

In Right Thing, Right Now, Holiday draws on fascinating historical figures and their lessons in upright living:

• Marcus Aurelius
• Florence Nightingale
• Jimmy Carter
• Gandhi
• Frederick Douglass

Learn the Transformational Power of Living by a Moral Code

Through these powerful examples of kindness, honesty, integrity, and loyalty, readers learn the transformational power of living by a moral code. The book also includes cautionary tales of unjust leaders to highlight the consequences of an ill-formed conscience.

The Stoics never claimed that living justly was easy, only that it was necessary. The alternative—sacrificing our principles for something lesser—was considered only by cowards and fools. Right Thing, Right Now is a powerful antidote to the moral failures of our modern age, and an essential manual for living virtuously.