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A gentleman was a man of property.
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A gentleman had class, rank,
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and status, and you better recognize it.
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And the most important thing in the Southern code of honor,
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I think, safe to say, was reputation.
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A man of honor must be recognized, must be acknowledged.
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And indeed there must be virtually a ritual of that recognition.
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Now, honor's alive and
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well around the world today, make no mistake.
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It's alive and well in diplomacy,
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it's alive and well in many, many cultures.
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I was part of a huge conference last summer in West Africa