An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.
One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
Civility is not simply about manners.
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
I'm saying, let's learn to reacquire a respect for the power of guns. This culture is so indifferent and disrespectful of guns that we should be terrified.
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.