But there is also the opposite danger, which is that the practice might become somewhat self-satisfied and complacent, and so no longer pursue ‘best practice’. This is likely to be because of individual practitioners no longer exercising the virtues, and it may therefore be difficult for those same practitioners to realize that this has come about. It may then be the role of the institution, which should be aware of best practice elsewhere, to call the practice back to the pursuit of excellence, partly because that is what it should do anyway, and partly to protect the external goods which
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