Free societies do not negate the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience. Politeness, courtesy and decency are considered virtuous but vain talk or the things that injure feelings of others unjustly or offensive or disrespectful expressions especially for elders, women and superiors are not favored. Lies, distortions, sensual and vile expressions inciting to sin or illegal action as well as backbiting and spreading hatred or rumors are prohibited. 

Quite often political debates and the proceedings in parliaments and different types of meetings are found to be much in deviation from these high ideals. As Thomas Jefferson said:” An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.”

Even in this age of enlightenment; haughtiness, vanities, arrogances, meanness, and hypocrisies remain psychic diseases – especially among the affluent, which are despised by the less fortunate as well as the balanced people.

There is an old Indian saying that the injury caused by sword heals more quickly than that caused by tongue. But late H. L. Mencken, U.S. journalist thought: “The only cure for contempt is counter contempt.” And another great American statesman Benjamin Franklin opined: “Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.”

There are few people in this world who think like Will smith: “Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”
 

“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”
_Will Smith

Over the years, Jay has recorded tens of thousands of volunteers yelling and swearing at each other — none of his subjects ever have come to blows. “You don’t just walk up to someone and punch them in the face." An understanding of swearing requires recognition that profanity is just another extension of culture.
 

- cursing expresses our emotions in a deeper way than any other in a language. In fact, swearing might even be an evolutionary advantage. The four letter words we use today are hundreds of years old,

His current study deals with the frequency of certain curses, and for the past 40 years, the most popular have changed very little. Thirty percent of all swearing, he has found, comprises just two of the more popular of centuries old famous words.

We find these days free use of abusive language not only in movies but also books and magazine. Here are a few sophisticated examples: 

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”_ Maya Angelou (b. 1928), U.S. author. “Kicking Ass

“Politics is a choice of enemas. You’re gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do.”
_George V. Higgins (b. 1939), U.S. novelist.

“Son, in politics you’ve got to learn that overnight chicken shit can turn to chicken salad.”_ Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–73), U.S. Democratic politician, president.

Twenty-first century America’s profanity was born in medieval England, when the church had immediate influence on daily life. “Swearing comes from the idea of swearing on the Bible,” says University English professor Joseph Wittig. “Swearing on Christ's wounds is just another way to do that.”

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“Son, in politics you’ve got to learn that overnight chicken shit can turn to chicken salad.”_ Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–73), U.S. Democratic politician, president.