“ If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. ”
- Louis Brandeis- Copy
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“ Respectful dialogue, in the interest of searching for more complete truth, is considerably more productive than arguing for the purity of position. ”
- Gerard Vanderhaar- Copy
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“ If you treat with courtesy your equal, who is privileged to resent an impertinence, how much more cautious should you be to your dependents, from whom you demand a respectful demeanor. ”
- Robert Chambers- Copy
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“ Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd be surprised what an inducement that is to the education of children. ”
- Judith Martin- Copy
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“ In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable. ”
- Tom Robbins- Copy
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“ Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. ”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer- Copy
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“ I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint. ”
- Hesiod- Copy
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“ Today, the Harvard-educated proprietor of a boutique brothel on the East Side would be photographed attending first nights and would discuss her next book on television chat shows with respectful psychoanalysts who would treat her, not without justification, as a professional colleague. ”
- Joan O’Sullivan- Copy
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“ Healthy fear evokes fully awakened attention and calm point in the presence of realities we cannot control. It cautions us before we dive into ocean breakers, safeguards us on narrow mountain paths with spectacular views, and makes us respectful when approaching the sacred mystery of any person… ”
- Robert C. Morris- Copy
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