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Honesty Is A Virtue, But Not The Only One. If You're In A Courtroom You Need The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth; In The Living Room, Sometimes You Need Anything But. Often.

Indeed, Miss Manners Has Come To Believe That The Basic Political Division In This Country Is Not Between Liberals And Conservatives But Between Those Who Believe That They Should Have A Say In The Love Lives Of Strangers And Those Who Do Not.

'honesty' In Social Life Is Often Used As A Cover For Rudeness. But There Is Quite A Difference Between Being Candid In What You're Talking About, And People Voicing Their Insulting Opinions Under The Name Of Honesty.

Nowadays, We Never Allow Ourselves The Convenience Of Being Temporarily Unavailable, Even To Strangers. With Telephone And Beeper, People Subject Themselves To Being Instantly Accessible To Everyone At All Times, And It Is The Person Who Refuses To Be On Call, Rather Than The Importunate Caller, Who Is Considered Rude.

The Simple Idea That Everyone Needs A Reasonable Amount Of Challenging Work In His Or Her Life, And Also A Personal Life, Complete With Noncompetitive Leisure, Has Never Really Taken Hold.