If You Can't Be Kind, At Least

Why Bring Children Into A World Where No One Writes Letters?

. . . Women Were Brought Up To Have Only One Set Of Manners. A Woman Was Either A Lady Or She Wasn't, And We All Know What The Latter Meant. Not Even Momentary Lapses Were Allowed; There Is No Female Equivalent Of The Boys-will-be-boys Concept.

We Already Know That Anonymous Letters Are Despicable. In Etiquette, As Well As In Law, Hiring A Hit Man To Do The Job Does Not Relieve You Of Responsibility.

The Simple Idea That Everyone Needs A Reasonable Amount Of Challenging Work In His Or Her Life, And Also A Personal Life, Complete With Noncompetitive Leisure, Has Never Really Taken Hold.

Etiquette Enables You To Resolve Conflict Without Just Trading Insults. Without Etiquette, The Irritations In Modern Life Are So Abrasive That You See People Turning To The Law To Regulate Everyday Behavior. This Frightens Me; It's A Major Inroad On Our Basic Freedoms.