Self-Esteem vs. Self-Respect

Dalrymple has a new piece for InCharacter.org that gets to the heart of much of his writing about his experiences among the poor and the felonious. He argues for the pursuit of a self-respect “that requires an awareness of and sensitivity to the feelings of others”, rather than a self-esteem that is a mere demand for society’s approval.

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