George Washington’s ‘Rules of Civility’ Could Solve Many Cultural Problems

To read and heed George Washington’s “Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation” seems like a good solution to 80 percent of the problems in public life.

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation,” #56 reads, “for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”

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Daniel J. Flynn

Daniel J. Flynn, the author of The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer, is an American Spectator senior editor, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, and YouTuber @RightWingWilderness.

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To read and heed George Washington’s “Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation” seems like a good solution to 80 percent of the problems in public life.

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation,” #56 reads, “for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”