#human dignity

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

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Terrorism is contempt for human dignity. ↗

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

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Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people. ↗

— William J. Clinton

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Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

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When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises. ↗

— Angela Merkel

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I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity. ↗

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

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I want to focus on the importance of supporting marriage. I always speak about the need to respect everyone's human dignity - regardless of their sexual orientation. I think strengthening marriage is something that benefits everyone. ↗

— Salvatore J. Cordileone

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The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity. ↗

— Steven Biko

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