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Being polite Quote by Iain Banks

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“Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite”

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Normally when people say they haven't decided, they're being polite but they're definitely not voting for you. I think it's different this time. People…

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Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

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Lies hold civilization together. If people ever seriously begin telling each other what they really think, there'd be no peace. Good-bye to tact. Good-bye…

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Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

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