Respected

Famous quotes containing the word respected:

“The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor in depth.”
—James Thurber (1894–1961)

“Government is being founded on opinion, the opinion of the public, even when it is wrong, ought to be respected to a certain degree.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“But what’s the good of freedom? What can you do with it? What one wants is to live well and have a beautiful house and be respected by people.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)