John Leonard Quote

To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.


"On Being Embarrassed" (p. 140) - Private Lives in the Imperial City (1979)


To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.

To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.

To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.

To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.