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"with all due respect"

Posted by Dr. Ward Fredericks on April 27, 2003

This is a phrase I have heard used in many circumstances and with many different shadings. Used to demean a questioner or to recognize the legitimacy of a discussion partner --- I wonder -- where did it originate?

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