Parents Should Conduct Their Arguments In Quiet,

We Already Know That Anonymous Letters Are Despicable. In Etiquette, As Well As In Law, Hiring A Hit Man To Do The Job Does Not Relieve You Of Responsibility.

People Who Put Slipcovers, Doilies, Plastic Protectors, And Cellophane On Everything Good That They Own Rarely Live To See An Occasion So Good That All These Covers Are Removed.

The Rationale That Etiquette Should Be Eschewed Because It Fosters Inequality Does Not Ring True In A Society That Openly Admits To A Feverish Interest In The Comparative Status-conveying Qualities Of Sneakers. Manners Are Available To All, For Free.

Nobody Believes That The Man Who Says, 'look, Lady, You Wanted Equality,' To Explain Why He Won't Give Up His Seat To A Pregnant Woman Carrying Three Grocery Bags, A Briefcase, And A Toddler Is Seized With The Symbolism Of Idealism.

What You Have When Everyone Wears The Same Playclothes For All Occasions, Is Addressed By Nickname, Expected To Participate In Show And Tell, And Bullied Out Of Any Desire Form Privacy, Is Not Democracy; It Is Kindergarten.