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The history of manners

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What it means to have “good manners” is constantly changing.  What is considered appropriate behavior today, that might, in future, be considered “bad manners”? The School of Life teaches us some fun facts about the history of politeness.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a moralist who believed humans must learn to tame ourselves. True or false?

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