"The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous.……" — June Jordan

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• Still, intuitive assumptions about behavior is only the starting point of systematic analysis, for alone they do not yield many… — Gary Becker
• Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father… — Ezra Taft Benson
• What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings… — Ezra Taft Benson

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