Honourable behaviour, broadly speaking, was such as caused a man to be respected by his equals. If he broke promises to them, he was ill thought of, but he might break promises to his social inferiors as much as he liked.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Mortals and Others, v.1, 1975
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During the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, then--Prime Minister Abe shouted, "We must not lose to people like these!" in response to Tokyo residents who had criticized his campaign speech in support of a certain candidate. When Abe said “people like these,” he probably meant, in his own mind, something like "people without status, honor, or money, who do nothing but criticize."
Those with high social status are generally regarded as possessing a great deal of what is called "honor." Therefore, if such honor is disparaged, they may sue for "defamation." In contrast, those who have no social standing have no such “honor,” and even if they say, “My honor as a human being has been violated," it might be said that since they have no honor, it cannot be violated. In that case, it would instead be regarded as "an affront to their human pride," or in other words, an act of discrimination.
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