Seven dirty words only became famous because of the court case. It's good, but not nearly as brilliant as state prison farms, golf courses for the homeless, euphemisms, etc.
I am unfamiliar with this side of Carlin, having seen some videos of him on YouTube recently (maybe a very occasional shit|fuck), I thought he was hysterical.
In other words: You demean the work by dividing it into the bits and pieces you consider polite.