If you treat with courtesy ... by Robert Chambers, a Scottish Writer

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“If you treat with courtesy your equal, who is privileged to resent an impertinence, how much more cautious should you be to your dependents, from whom you demand a respectful demeanor.”

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Robert Chambers

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Name: Robert Chambers

Nationality: Scottish

Date of Birth: Jul 10, 1802

Date of Death: Mar 17, 1871

Profession: Writer

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