Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth, we have spoken it.

Whitney Griswold (1906–1963) American historian, educator [Alfred Whitney Griswold]

“Society’s Need for Man,” Baccalaureate Address, Yale University (1957-06-09)
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