“People are inherently dignified, and they are only made undignified if they are placed in situations that are demeaning.”
Source: Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life
“The contrarian in Cami wondered why beggars must be expected to forgo the dignity of choice. And why women were so often required to beg.”
Source: The Companion's Secret
“... Enright’s developmental theorizing emphasizes that reasoning about the use of forgiveness appears to mature as people age, with the lowest levels of maturity reflecting the idea that forgiveness is appropriate only after revenge has been obtained or after restitution has been made. As people’s moral reasoning develops, their reasoning about forgiveness becomes oriented toward viewing forgiveness as an unconditional gift given to transgressors based on the belief in the innate value of all persons.”
Source: Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification
“From the day of our founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value because they bear the image of the Maker of heaven and earth. Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a master, and no one deserves to be a slave.”
Source: U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses
“The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born.”
Source: U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses
“As all the other beliefs and practices assume less and less religious a character, the individual becomes the object of a sort of religion. We carry on the worship of the dignity of the human person, which, like all strong acts of worship, has already acquired its superstitions.”
Source: The Division of Labor in Society
“Lo que te degrada es el hecho de arrodillarte en sí. Pero no te humillas cuando te arrodillas por alguien que se merece tu dignidad.”
Source: The Kiss Thief
“When dignity and ethics become a part of our lives, we become a part of rebalancing society. When we move beyond what controls us, we take control of our lives.”
Source: Conscious Cures: Soulutions to 21st Century Pandemics
“Only sign of sanity is in mad humanity. Stand tall o brave, as an epitome of integrity.”
Source: Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth
“A human being should never become a means to an end.”
Source: Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything