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“The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by his manner, that he thinks it mere condescension in him; and that his goodness alone bestows upon you what you have no pretense to claim.”

Ifs Thinking Men Shows Proud Goodness Claims Mere Shocking Civility Pretense Rudeness Condescension Insolent Proud Man

Book:The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

“I am proud to be able to claim that, from the age of nineteen, I've managed to earna living entirely as a composer.”

Age Able Proud Claims Composer Nineteen

Author:Richard Rodney Bennett

“The United States government was proud that, although perhaps 100,000 Iraqis had died in the Gulf War of 1991, there were only 48 American battle casualties. What it has concealed from the public is that 206,000 veterans of that war filed claims with the VA for injuries and illnesses. In the years since that war, 8,300 veterans have died, and 160,000 claims for disability have been recognized by the VA.”

Years Has Beens War States Government United United States Proud Battle Claims Died Illness Injury Disability Veteran Concealed Casualties State Government Gulf War United States Government

Author:Howard Zinn

“Every time you hear anyone talk about the Caribbean, whether it's Caribbeans themselves or people outside, there's always talk about women's bodies. Talk about this voluptuousness, this kind of stereotype of what a Caribbean person is. And I think these are stereotypes that even people inside the culture, we actually sometimes claim them and we're very proud.”

People Thinking Kind Persons Sometimes Body Culture Proud Claims Stereotype Caribbean Women's Bodies

Author:Junot Diaz

“While I can make no claim for having introduced the term "rugged individualism," I should be proud to have invented it. It has been used by American leaders for over a half-century in eulogy of those God-fearing men and women of honesty whose stamina and character and fearless assertion of rights led them to make their own way in life.”

Source: Challenge Liberty