Louis Lamour writes in one of his Westerns about self-respect. Katy Thorne informs her boyfriend Cullen Baker that others will not respect him if he does not respect himself, and there is much wisdom in her observation.
If your are a great-souled iconoclast and rebel, others will still respect you but they may not like you, or want to associate with you, or support the causes that you back.
By all means, respect yorself and do your thing, but realize that there is a worldly price to be paid for nonconformity and the snubbing by you of groupthink.
It is your duty to do your own thing, but the repercussions can be painful.
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