"In practicing social civility, you keep silent about things you know clearly but which you should not say and do not say." — Richard Sennett

Some of the consequences of the above:

- self-censorship (especially in "democracies")
- you shouldn't say things which make people uncomfortable
- you might affect the business you are tied to
- fear, repression of free expression
- persistence of "do-not-judge-me" armour