Source: Eastern New Mexico News
by Kent McManigal
“Some people think the lack of respect is one of the biggest problems society faces. I think the problem is people who haven’t earned respect thinking they deserve it anyway. Respect isn’t automatic. It doesn’t come with a job or position. It is earned. The way to earn respect is to be respectable; to respect the life, liberty, and property of others. The fastest way to lose my respect is to try to control people. You’ll also lose my respect by demanding respect while behaving in ways that don’t earn it. People who believe in the magical quality they call ‘authority,’ and who imagine themselves to possess this quality, are never going to earn my respect.” (05/21/25)