Judith Martin Quotes
Should you happen to notice that another person is extremely tall or overweight, eats too much or declines convivial drinks, has red hair or goes about in a wheelchair, ought to get married or ought not to be pregnant -- see if you can refrain from bringing these astonishing observations to that person's attention.
Martin, Judith. Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. Atheneum, 1982.
This was the general characteristics expected of men who were gentlemen—the politicians, scholars, military officers—the upper and upper middle classes. This behavior was almost an ethical obligation in Britain at the time. There have been times where the members of Congress behaved with this comity, but by the end of the 20th century such notions of behavior almost seemed quaint.
Judith Martin, better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American columnist, author, and etiquette authority.
