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Around 1730, Benjamin Franklin listed thirteen virtues which he said gave a meaningful direction for a fulfilled life. These virtues included tranquility, humility, chastity, cleanliness, moderation, justice, sincerity, industry, frugality, resolution, order, silence and temperance.

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Benjamin Franklin further divided these virtues into those that dealt with personal behavior and those that dealt with traits related to social character. Chastity as a social trait implied in Benjamin’s viewpoint that indulgence in or pursuit of sexual activity should aim at getting offspring and for health.

In his viewpoint sexual activity should not bring about any weakness or dullness or disturb other’s reputation and peace.

Society today does not attach much value to chastity as a virtue in the present times since it has now become difficult to associate chastity with the