“True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded.” PeopleCountryEarthIndividualBeliefPrinciplesSpringIdealsDignityUniversalConstantStrivePatriotismPatrioticBrotherhoodEarnestGood WillIndividual FreedomFreedom And EqualityTrue Patriotism Book:Book of common sense etiquette Source: Book of common sense etiquette
“Having visited Oxfam-funded school programs in rural communities has made me realise how vital education is to developing countries in bringing people out of poverty and giving them a sense of dignity, self-worth and confidence.” PeopleGivingMadeSelfCountrySchoolCommunityPovertySelf EsteemYouthConfidenceProgramDignityEducationalSelf WorthDevelopingRealisingDeveloping CountriesRural CommunitiesOxfam Author:Scarlett Johansson
“With respect to the death penalty, I believe that a majority of the Supreme Court will one day accept that when the state punishes with death, it denies the humanity and dignity of the victim and transgresses the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. That day will be a great day for our country, for it will be a great day for our Constitution.” BelieveCountryStatesHumanityI BelieveAcceptingOne DayDignityConstitutionVictimMajorityCourtDenySupremePunishmentOur CountryUnusualPenaltiesSupreme CourtDeath PenaltyProhibitionGreat DayCruel And Unusual Punishment Author:William J. Brennan
“At bottom, the battle has been waged on moral grounds. The country has debated whether a society for which the dignity of the individual is the supreme value can, without a fundamental inconsistency, follow the practice of deliberately putting one of its members to death.” Has BeensCountryValuesIndividualMoralPracticeBattleMembersDignityFundamentalsBottomSupremeDeath PenaltyInconsistency Author:William J. Brennan
“There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right.” HumansRealCountryGrowthDemocracySecurityHealthDevelopmentHealthyDiseaseDignityTreatsCrisisInternationalPopulationSpreadSustainabilityNational SecurityNo HopeHuman DignitySustainable DevelopmentMalnutritionTacklingAssisting Author:Gro Harlem Brundtland
“If the aim is globalization without marginalization, we can no longer tolerate a world in which there live side by side the immensely rich and the miserably poor, the have-nots deprived even of essentials and people who thoughtlessly waste what others so desperately need. Such countries are an affront to the dignity of the human person. He further said, Ethics demand that systems be attuned to the needs of man, and not that man be sacrificed for the sake of the system.” PeopleIfsMenWorldNeedsHumansPersonsSaidCountrySidesPoorRichEnvironmentDemandEssentialsWasteEthicsDignityAimSakeTolerateGlobalizationDeprivedAffrontMarginalization Author:Pope John Paul II
“Our country represents nothing but peaceful intentions toward all the earth, but it ought not to fail to maintain such a military force as comports with the dignity and security of a great people.” PeopleCountryEarthForceFailingSecurityMilitaryOughtDignityIntentionOur CountryPeacefulGreat PeopleMilitary ForceNational Defense Author:Calvin Coolidge
“All across my home state, throughout the South, and around the country, LGBT people and their families are seeking basic respect and dignity. This victory is an essential step on the journey toward full equality for all.” PeopleCountryStatesHomeStepsJourneyVictoryEssentialsDignitySouthSeekingLgbtDignity And RespectEquality For AllHome State Author:Chad Griffin
“The majority of the American people still believe that every single individual in this country is entitled to just as much respect, just as much dignity, as every other individual.” PeopleBelieveStillsCountryIndividualDignityMajorityEntitled Author:Barbara Jordan
“Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.” LoveMadeCountryAgeSpiritHeavenPeaceHellGreatnessStrangeDrinkOne DayDignityUnbelievableGallantry Book:Play Parade Source: Play Parade
“How can we scramble away like rats, without honor, without dignity, when everyone must help rebuild the country?” CountryHelpingHonorDignityRats Author:Thanhha Lai
“I tell you the truth: if I lived in a country where there was no day appointed for elections, I would become a revolutionary, if not a terrorist. And that is because I love liberty too much; without liberty a man is not a man. He has no dignity.” IfsMenCountryFreedomLibertyToo MuchDignityElectionTerroristRevolutionary Author:Silvio Berlusconi
“More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity” ThinkingCountryDeserveDignityTreatedOur CountryDignity And Respect Author:Barbara Boxer
“It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and therefore letting evil reign supreme in the country of his birth.” PeopleIfsMenFirstsCountryEvilLostBlackStepsCrimePridePersonalityBirthDignityEmptySupremeAllowingRealisingVehicleFirst StepsShellsReignPumpsComplicityMisusedEmpty Shell Author:Steven Biko
“The Boston Globe: The Woodstock Music and Art Festival will surely go down in history as a mass event of great and positive significance in the life of the country ... That this many young people could assemble so peaceably and with such good humor in a mile-square area ... speaks volumes about their dedication to the ideal of respect for the dignity of the individual ... In a nation beset with a crescendo of violence, this is a vibrantly hopeful sign. If violence is infectious, so, happily, is nonviolence.” PeopleIfsArtCountryYoungIndividualSpeakNationsViolenceEventsMassAreasIdealsDignityMilesHopefulSignificanceSquaresDedicationNonviolenceVolumeGlobesBostonFestivalsGood HumorWoodstockCrescendo Author:Michael Lang
“Migrants are an asset to every country where they bring their labour. Let us give them the dignity they deserve as human beings and the respect they deserve as workers” GivingHumansCountryHuman BeingsDeserveDignityWorkersLabourAssetsMigrants Author:Juan Somavia
“...the great movement of apostasy being organized in every country for the establishment of a One-World Church which shall have neither dogmas, nor hierarchy, neither discipline for the mind, nor curb for the passions, and which, under the pretext of freedom and human dignity, would bring back to the world (if such a Church could overcome) the reign of legalized cunning and force, and the oppression of the weak, and of all those who toil and suffer. [...] Indeed, the true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators: they are traditionalists.” PeopleIfsWorldMindHumansCountrySufferingPassionForceChurchPowerfulMovementDisciplineDignityWeakOvercomingCatholicOppressionRevolutionaryOrganizedEstablishmentDogmaReignToilCunningHierarchyTrue FriendHuman DignityInnovatorsCurbPretextApostasy Author:Pope Pius X
“There is no simple formula for the relationship of art to justice...In the end, I don’t think we can separate art from overall human dignity and hope. My concern for my country is inextricable from my concerns as an artist.” ThinkingHumansArtEndsCountryArtistJusticeSimpleConcernDignityFormulasHuman Dignity Author:Adrienne Rich
“I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.” CountryHardAmericaForgetHard WorkDignityGratefulSoldierNever ForgetInspirational MilitaryUs Army Author:George W. Bush
“This country has been strip-mined by rich and powerful interests. If you dont like what they're doing, don't just sit there. Vote them out.” IfsHas BeensCountryInterestPowerfulRichDignityVote Author:Ralph Nader
“I have the distinction of speaking to you from one of the few countries that still has a communist party.” StillsCountryPartyDignityDistinctionCommunistCommunist Party Author:Dennis Miller