You look unto me now through the profile screen found at http://www.bungie.net/Account/Profile.aspx. Here we are, mutually faceless, both ones in the Seventh.
Given how much Elites respect fighting skill, dying with honor and overall bravery, you could conclude they hold Spartans in high regard. You would think that, but they call them demons. Even after the Great Schism, they still called Master Chief "demon". Not only that, but he's even referred to as The Demon.
[Edited on 01.29.2011 6:15 PM PST]