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High life

The battle for decency has been lost

It is impossible today to imagine a time when swearing was a no-no

18 October 2014

9:00 AM

18 October 2014

9:00 AM

An intelligent letter from a reader, Stanislas Yassukovich CBE, warms my heart. It’s nice to know there are others as appalled as I am by today’s so-called elite’s ghastly manners. Good manners, a rarity these days, are not a superficial activity. They serve a moral purpose, that of an inner unselfishness, a readiness to put others first.

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