Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet.
Judith Martin
Source: Wikipedia
We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
society
We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility.
man
Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and conservatives but between those who believe that they should have a say in the love lives of strangers and those who do not.
manners
If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached.
rest
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.
language education
force
Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution.
force glory
You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do.
rights
Hypocrisy is not generally a social sin, but a virtue.
virtues
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