Decency

Decency

Decency is the quality or state of conforming to social or moral standards of taste and propriety.

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Famous quotes containing the word decency:

    “Knowledge and power in the city; peace and decency in the country.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offence.”
    —Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

    “If you don’t believe in God, all you have to believe in is decency.... Decency is very good. Better decent than indecent. But I don’t think it’s enough.”
    —Harold MacMillan (1894–1986)