First Things RSS Feed - Judith Martin https://www.firstthings.com/author/judith-martin en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:54:27 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/judith-martin 60 The World’s Oldest Virtue https://www.firstthings.com/article/1993/05/the-worlds-oldest-virtue https://www.firstthings.com/article/1993/05/the-worlds-oldest-virtue Sat, 01 May 1993 00:00:00 -0400 Whenever there is a contest between etiquette and acknowledged virtues, etiquette loses. Hardly anyone would dispute the proposition that morals are more important than mere manners, and the assertion that etiquette can and should be jettisoned for a higher good is commonly made and accepted in everyday life.

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