September 12, 2025

If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.

A.J.P. Taylor (1906–1990), British historian, Politicians, Socialism and Historians (1980), Jay p.357

How many people do you respect for what they are? Not for what power they can exercise, and not for what flash they can display?

This is difficult in a consumerist society where what we own (and whose labels and which brands we flaunt) is thought to be what defines people.