Civility, politeness, it's like a cement in a society: binds it together. And when we lose it, then I think we all feel lesser and slightly dirty because of it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
There's no chivalry in culture any more. Sometimes you meet someone who everyone says is polite and you're like, 'Wow,' but then it's like, 'Hang on, isn't everyone supposed to be polite?'
Civility is not simply about manners.
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.
I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
I think our society is all about judgment, which is so rude and disrespectful.
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
We've become much more casual and much more relaxed in social interactions, where there was a formality and maybe a kind of respect at that time that doesn't exist now.
I definitely think we get a lot of respect for what we do, but I definitely think that some people don't like us, which is fine.
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