1.0RBChttps://www.rbc.com/enzinoemieluhttps://www.rbc.com/en/author/zinoemielu/November 2000 - The Decent Thingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zXcsL1senu"><a href="https://www.rbc.com/en/about-us/history/letter/november-2000-the-decent-thing/">November 2000 – The Decent Thing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rbc.com/en/about-us/history/letter/november-2000-the-decent-thing/embed/#?secret=zXcsL1senu" width="600" height="338" title="“November 2000 – The Decent Thing” — RBC" data-secret="zXcsL1senu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Decency is not a highfalutin word – not up there with related words like humanity, dignity and honour. It does not, like them, resonate with lofty principles and idealistic purpose. No one ever charged out to die on a battlefield crying: “For Decency!” Rather the virtue it describes is a minimal one, the ground level […]https://www.rbc.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/08/nov2000_1.gif