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title: "One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false sh… — Louis Kronenberger Quote #9 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well. — a quote by Louis Kronenberger."
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> # One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well.

[Louis Kronenberger](https://quotesby.net/Louis-Kronenberger)\#9

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## About this quote

What does it mean?The author argues that discarding false shame also eliminates real shame. We have lost a useful moral guide.In plain termsIn removing fake shame we lost genuine moral restraint.What can you take from it?Shame can be a useful moral signal.

### Where it applies

- ethical debates
- social commentary
- moral philosophy

### Putting it to work

- Distinguish useful shame from toxic shame

### Questions to consider

- When is shame beneficial?
- What replaces shame today?

### Another view

Shame is often harmful regardless of type.

## More from Louis Kronenberger

1. > Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.

[Permalink to quote \#8](https://quotesby.net/Louis-Kronenberger/8/ "Permalink to quote 8")
2. > Privacy was in sufficient danger before TV appeared, and TV has given it its death blow.

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3. > Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty.

[Permalink to quote \#7](https://quotesby.net/Louis-Kronenberger/7/ "Permalink to quote 7")

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