Civility is a work of the imagination, for it is through the imagination that we render others sufficiently like ourselves for them to become subjects of tolerance and respect, if not always affection.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Civility is a work of the imagination, for it is through the imagination that we render others sufficiently like ourselves for them to become subjects of tolerance and respect, if not always affection." in the context of "A Passion for Democracy: American Essays (2000) p. 211" to mean that wisdom is timeless.