“ Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite. ”
- Jean Kerr- Copy
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“ The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. ”
- Malcolm Bradbury- Copy
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“ Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. ”
- Otto Von Bismarck- Copy
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“ True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making everyone about one as easy as one can. ”
- Alexander Pope- Copy
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“ And we love to dance — especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede. ”
- Dick Gregory- Copy
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“ For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war. ”
- Marcus Tullius Cicero- Copy
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“ I will take a backseat to no one in a commitment to civil rights in America. ”
- Howard Dean- Copy
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“ The Civil War is not ended: I question whether any serious civil war ever does end. ”
- T. S. Eliot- Copy
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“ Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. ”
- Esther Dyson- Copy
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“ He does not have a sufficiently strong dedication to civil rights law that I believe a judge on this circuit court must have. ”
- Russ Feingold- Copy
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“ If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the back of the bus. ”
- Kinky Friedman- Copy
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“ No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority. ”
- Thomas Jefferson- Copy
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“ The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. ”
- Carl Sandburg- Copy
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“ Then I thought of reading — the nice and subtle happiness of reading … this joy not dulled by age, this polite and unpunishable vice, this selfish, serene, lifelong intoxication. ”
- Logan Pearsall Smith- Copy
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“ There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. ”
- George Santayana- Copy
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“ When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected "I believe" to "One does feel.". ”
- Ronald Knox- Copy
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“ The numbers are a catalyst that can help turn raving madmen into polite humans. ”
- Philip J. Davis- Copy
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“ An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. ”
- Robert Anson Heinlein- Copy
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“ A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect. ”
- Bryant H. McGill- Copy
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“ I've been polite and I've always shown up. Somebody asked me if I had any advice for young people entering the business. I said: "Yeah, show up.". ”
- Tom T. Hall- Copy
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“ Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. ”
- Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield- Copy
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