Improvement of a community is possible by elevating the coming generations to the rank of humanity, not by obliterating the bad ones. Unless the seeds of religion, traditions and historical consciousness germinate throughout the country in the place of every bad element that has been eradicated, new bad elements will inevitably grow up. Mischief and impudence observed in a child are due to the atmosphere in which he or she has been brought up. The discord in family life increasingly reflects upon the spirit of the child, and therefore upon the society. In schools, at least as much stress must be laid on good manners as upon other subjects if children are to grow up with sound characters.
Good manners are a virtue and greatly appreciated in whomever they are found.
The one with good manners is liked, even though he or she may be uneducated. Communities devoid of culture and education are like rude individuals, in whom it is not possible to find either loyalty in friendship or consistency in enmity. Those who put their trust in such people are always disappointed, and those who depend upon them are sooner or later left without support. Although it is fundamental that girls should be brought up to be delicate like flowers and mild and affectionate educators of their children, due attention must also be given to making them inflexible as defenders of truth. Otherwise we shall have transformed them into poor, impotent beings for the sake of delicacy and mildness.