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Like Language, A Code Of Manners Can Be Used With More Or Less Skill, For Laudable Or For Evil Purposes, To Express A Great Variety Of Ideas And Emotions. In Itself, It Carries No Moral Value, But Ignorance In Use Of This Tool Is Not A Sign Of Virtue.
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Like Language, A Code Of Manners Can

Judith Martin
Like Language, A Code Of Manners Can Be Used With More Or Less Skill, For Laudable Or For Evil Purposes, To Express A Great Variety Of Ideas And Emotions. In Itself, It Carries No Moral Value, But Ignorance In Use Of This Tool Is Not A Sign Of Virtue.
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