#decency

What have I always believed? That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

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Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

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If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

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Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength. ↗

— Meir Kahane

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Maybe I owe you something too, human," she said, drawing her pistol. Butler almost reacted, but decided to give Holly the benefit of the doubt. Captain Short plucked a gold coin from her belt, flicking it fifty feet into the moonlit sky. With one fluid movement, she brought her weapon up and loosed a single blast. The coin rose another fifty feet, then spun earthward. Artemis somehow managed to snatch it from the air. The first cool movement of his young life. "Nice shot," he said. The previously solid disk now had a tiny hole in the center. Holly held out her hand, revealing the still raw scar on her finger. "If it wasn't for you, I would have missed altogether. No mech-digit can replicate that kind of accuracy. So, thank you too, I suppose." Artemis held out the coin. "No," said Holly. "You keep it, to remind you." "To remind me?" Holly stared at him frankly. "To remind you that deep beneath the layers of deviousness, you have a spark of decency. Perhaps you could blow on that spark occasionally." Artemis closed his fingers around the coin. It was warm against his palm. "Yes, perhaps. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

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Don't overestimate the decency of the human race. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency. ↗

— Ted Nugent

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We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself. ↗

— Michelle Obama

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The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. ↗

— Khaleda Zia

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