OPINION: For our citizenship, we can find no better advice than that given by the father of our country, President George Washington.
The George Washington statue in Chicago's Washington Park on March 4, 2021.
Some of his advice might not be easily translatable to our own interactions. We might not need to know to “spit not in the fire,” for instance. Others, however, distill truths that remain invaluable for our current political discourse.For one, Washington copied the counsel, “Be no flatterer.” To be sure, while flattery is no stranger to politics, it has increasingly become one of the grossest elements of our present moment. We see demagogues tell the masses whatever they seem to wish to hear.
Washington also copied various counsels to respect both our equals and elders, whether that be in age or status. Especially in our online discourse, we hardly respect anyone. We must regain that decorum that sees the dignity in all.
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