quotations about respect
There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.
WOODROW WILSON
speech in Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 1916
Respect is a quality of discourse and involves a willingness to acknowledge that incompatible personal narratives and conflicting value claims possibly issue from deep moral commitments.
WALTER FEINBERG
What Is a Public Education and Why We Need It
Got no respect for them dudes who hit they women and
Got no respect for the fools who leave they children and
I just wanna take care of my family
Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing
JAGGED EDGE
"Respect"
I took him some flowers
Passed pillars and towers
The statue defaced and unclean
And though he might lie there
I don't think that you care
And your graffiti confirms the scene
His birthday arrived
You just can't stand quiet
Your lack of respect is obscene
TIGER LILLIES
"Obscene"
Respect is a serious thing for him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.
MADAME SWETCHINE
attributed, Day's Collacon
Everyone agrees that self-respect is important. Without it, people tend to make a mess of their lives, or nothing of them at all. It is a character trait that we try to instill in our children so that they may become strong, productive, and happy adults. But when we ask whether self-respect is of moral importance--whether self-respect is a morally good trait of persons, whether its absence can constitute a kind of moral failure, and so on--we find less agreement.
STEPHEN MARK GARDINER
Virtue Ethics, Old and New
One of the surprising things of this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
EDGAR WATSON HOWE
Country Town Sayings