#dignity

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#age #attained #dignity #legend #lie

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#dignity #excellence #humanity #importance #labor

Human beings, whatever their backgrounds, are more open than we think, that their behavior cannot be confidently predicted from their past, that we are all creatures vulnerable to new thoughts, new attitudes. And while such vulnerability creates all sorts of possibilities, both good and bad, its very existence is exciting. It means that no human being should be written off, no change in thinking deemed impossible. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#dignity #humanity #love-and-respect-for-all #vulnerability #attitude

Dignity in a man may be more beautiful than a pretty face, but no one will ever respect his daughters. ↗

— Bauvard

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Every soul is beautiful and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love. ↗

— Bryant McGill

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There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals. ↗

— Herman Melville

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I have little shame, no dignity - all in the name of a better cause. ↗

— A. J. Jacobs

#cause #dignity #i #little #name

On behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America - and our one million member activists - I am honored to be here to talk to you about what's at stake for women in 2012. I am proud to say that the Democratic Party believes that women have the right to choose a safe, legal abortion with dignity and privacy. ↗

— Nancy Keenan

#about #activists #am #america #behalf

The door of conciliation and compromise is finally closed by our adversaries, and it remains only to us to meet the conflict with the dignity and firmness of men worthy of freedom. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#closed #compromise #conciliation #conflict #dignity

Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity. ↗

— Terry Waite

#both #captive #captors #dignity #each