Speaking on a gorgeous morning, under a radiant blue sky, with the huge Harvard banners from Convocation still brightening the Memorial Church façade, Garber sounded a striking note. Consciously striving to judge others in the best possible light…shows our true respect for them. People who judge in this way will be better people themselves, and will more likely evoke the best possible behavior among us. Consciously striving to judge others in the best possible light, in the words of Rabbi Irving Greenberg, shows our true respect for them. People who judge in this way will be better people themselves, and will more likely evoke the best possible behavior among us.