It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them.
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Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.
Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.
In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.
It is human nature to favor individuals and institutions who we know or for whom we feel responsible.
The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.
Respectability in this country was a bad word because people did things who were in respected professions that let down the entire nation, and we're washing away their sins yet.
Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.
Respect can be as elusive as the unicorn. I know something of this because I write books that are set in the Middle Ages, and the historical novel is often seen as the unwanted stepchild in the fictional family. I know even more about respect - or the lack thereof - because I live in New Jersey.
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