comment: >
  
  Respect is given, but trust is earned
context: Disagree. 
  Courtesy is owed and should be given. Respect is earned. >
  
  That is just having good manners. Manners are basically about showing respect >
  
  This is valid.  Perhaps it should be "Respect is maintained, not just given." >
  
  Everyone deserves a baseline of respect. However, there are incremental levels of respect. So the saying should be: “Anything over baseline respect is earned”.