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Show Respect Due Precedent Respect for precedent has a solid basis. Don't be contemptuous contemptu-ous of precedent, but study its claims to authority. Gossip thrives less among men particularly because it means a black eye if not worse. It is nonsense to say that no one is interested in the troubles of others. We're not all inhuman. Men have had but one burst of extravagance in clothing in the last 30 years. It was when they paid $8 for a silk shirt. Human conscience began to function thousands of years ago. There is a lot of it in the Bible. It is hard to conceal contempt. Something besides words gives you away. |