Washington on Cursing
President Obama can’t catch a break right now. He’s accused of not showing enough emotion. So he ramps up his language a bit by talking about kicking someone’s rear-end, except he uses the a-word. Then he catches grief for that. I’ve had a few posts on cursing in the workplace. Generally speaking, it’s not a good thing. I wondered what kind of advice our first president would give our current president. I think George Washington wasn’t limiting this quote to government officials. I think what he said was meant to apply across the board. Of course, it was a long time ago.
“The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.”
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