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'honesty' In Social Life Is Often Used As A Cover For Rudeness. But There Is Quite A Difference Between Being Candid In What You're Talking About, And People Voicing Their Insulting Opinions Under The Name Of Honesty.

Indeed, Miss Manners Has Come To Believe That The Basic Political Division In This Country Is Not Between Liberals And Conservatives But Between Those Who Believe That They Should Have A Say In The Love Lives Of Strangers And Those Who Do Not.

I Make A Distinction Between Manners And Etiquette - Manners As The Principles, Which Are Eternal And Universal, Etiquette As The Particular Rules Which Are Arbitrary And Different In Different Times, Different Situations, Different Cultures.

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.

We Are Born Charming Fresh And Spontaneous And Must Be Civilized Before We Are Fit To Participate In Society.