The Relations of Honor to Political Life: An Address Delivered Before the Society of the Phi Beta Kappa of Harvard College; July 1, 1875 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from The Relations of Honor to Political Life: An Address Delivered Before the Society of the Phi Beta Kappa of Harvard College; July 1, 1875

But what is honor? And is true honor a sentiment that can be made to flourish in a democracy? For these two impor tant points, first of all, I bespeak your attention. I am not here as a teacher of ethics, and am obliged, on account of the extent of the subject, to give my definition of honor, without either explaining or defending it. The sentiment of honor has for its object the estimation in which we are held by our fellows, the standard of character by which they measure our actions. The standard may be a very low one, but seems_5.

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