A quotation from Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1858-10-13), Lincoln-Douglas Debate No. 6, Quincy, Illinois

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A quotation from Gaiman, Neil:

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People keep working, in a freelance world, and more and more of today’s world is freelance, because their work is good, and because they are easy to get along with, and because they deliver the work on time. And yo…
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A quotation from Addison, Joseph:

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Good-nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. It shows virtue in the fairest light, takes off in some measure from the deformity of vice, and makes even folly and impertinence supportable.
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At first, amiability looks like a common-sense “things I learned in kindergarten” virtue.

But when does our obligation to be agreeable and tolerant get eclipsed by our obligation to insist on better standards of behavior or our disgrace at being associated with shameful behavior?

Does a standard of amiability mean you smile and nod politely when someone tells a racist joke, for example?

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EWpb7KmSSw8gbhH8i/notes-on-amiability

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