4 quotes about Decency

No law reaches it, but all right-minded people observe it.

Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De

Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Mencken, H. L.

We are decent 99 percent of the time, when we could easily be vile.

Riis, R. W.