Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Richard Flanagan

Quote by Richard Flanagan

Work

Notes on an Exodus

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan is an Australian novelist known for his profound character development and rich narrative techniques. His works often explore themes of history, family, and personal identity, with novels like 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' and 'The Rich Boy' receiving widespread acclaim. more

You May Also Like

“Dignity impacts everything in your life. It affects the quality of your internal world for how you see, feel, and think about yourself.”

GraceRelationship QuotesDignitySelf ConfidenceCommunication SkillsMotivational SpeakerSusan YoungCommunication QuotesFirst ImpressionsSelf Esteem Quotes
Book:The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
Create image

“It was nicer that way. knowing that something called rights existed. The right to health care, to good and to schooling for our children . . . For us things were good; for others they were bad. Especially for the landowners, who are the ones who suffered most when we demanded our rights. They spend more and earn less. Besides, once we learned about the existence of rights we also learned not to bow our heads when the bosses scolds us. We learned to look them in the face.”

DignityUnionsWorkers RightsFarmworkers Rights
Book:One Day of Life
Create image

“Kant’s conception of dignity is indebted to Cicero and the Roman conception of dignitas, according to which dignity is an elevated position or rank. The Roman dignitas is a complicated notion that has further connotations, e.g. worthiness, duties and privileges. Many of these are reflected in present-day usage, as when one speaks of a ‘dignitary’ or behaving with dignity. However, the additional connotations are not essential to dignitas.”

DignityKantCicero
Author:Oliver Sensen
Create image

“The cultural and political conflicts in the contemporary world have much to do with the clash of the senses of dignity in different cultures. When the Jihad suicides attacked the western civilians, they might have acted out of the belief that this was the way to vindicate their own dignity, while their attacks obviously devastated the dignity and basic rights of the victims. It seems paramount that, in order to guarantee the world peace, justice, and prosperity, the governance of a harmonious “global village” requires a global constitutional order based on the moral discourse of human dignity. Such discourse may not produce a universally agreed understanding of human dignity, but it will help to improve consensus and reduce tensions among nations of different cultures.”

DignityXenophobiaEnmityPeace By Other Means
Book:Human Dignity in Classical Chinese Philosophy: Confucianism, Mohism, and Daoism
Create image