“Manners Makyth Man” is the famous motto established at New College, Oxford, in 1380 by its founder, William of Wyckham. Manners not only maketh man, but they make a whole society. Beyond mere etiquette, manners may actually be an important part of our morality and liberty.

Sources:
PEW Survey on Rudeness: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/12/almost-half-of-americans-say-people-have-gotten-ruder-since-the-covid-19-pandemic/

J.A. Johnston, Morals and Manners: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2376619?seq=1

George Lyon, The Importance of Good Manners: https://www.jstor.org/stable/42847420?workspaceFolderId=798c943d-e767-42b9-be9e-4fc4edc6f7db&orderBy=updatedOn&orderType=desc&index=0&seq=1

Ian Crowe article, 'Edmund Burke on Manners':
https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/03/edmund-burke-manners-ian-crowe.html

Edmund Burke's Letters: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15701/15701-h/15701-h.htm#THREE_LETTERS

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