Answer: I believe it would be definition 1
I apologize in advance if it’s wrong I can’t see the text clearly, but I hope it helps to some extent!
The phrase, a decent respect for the opinions of mankind, was intended to convey a respect for what mankind thinks. Opinions are biases indulged by mankind inside their thought-matrices. Mankind is the species known as Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
Is this suposed to be about a book????????????
