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Respect (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a commitment to know the other as a separate being, and not merely as a reflection of my own ego.

Respect (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not fear and awe... it is the ability, absent of all exploitation, to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality, and to want the person to grow and unfold for their own sake and in their own way.

Respect (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠impossible without knowing the person. Care and responsibility would be blind without 'knowledge'.

Respect (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality, in a way that exploitation is impossible. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me.

Respect (n.) comes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠from respicere, to look at, and can exist only where there is freedom: I can respect another only once I can stand and walk without leaning on them.