Dignity Quotes

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If justice, good faith, honor, gratitude and all the other qualities which enoble the character of a nation, and fulfill the ends of Government be… — James Madison
In an ironic sense, Karl Marx was right. We are witnessing today a great revolutionary crisis, a crisis where the demands of the economic order… — Ronald Reagan
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… — Calvin Coolidge
Often war is waged only in order to show valor; thus an inner dignity is ascribed to war itself, and even some philosophers have praised… — Immanuel Kant
The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit. — Mahatma Gandhi
Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity. — Sophie Swetchine
The representatives of the people, in a popular assembly, seem sometimes to fancy that they are the people themselves, and betray strong symptoms of impatience… — Alexander Hamilton
If our free society is to endure, those who govern must recognize human dignity and accept the enforcement of constitutional limitations on their power conceived… — William J. Brennan
Work and family are at the center of our lives, the foundation of our dignity as a free people. — Ronald Reagan
The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace and… — Thomas McKean
The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and… — Vaclav Havel
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority… — John C. Maxwell
Respecting the dignity of a spectacular food means enjoying it at its best. Europeans celebrate the short season of abundant asparagus as a form of… — Barbara Kingsolver
The greatness of non-violent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny, and the resulting suffering, he responds to hate with love, to… — Liu Xia
It means abandoning being a poet, abandoning your careerism, abandoning even the idea of writing any poetry, really abandoning, giving up as hopeless - abandoning… — Allen Ginsberg
To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple truth of that… — Robin Williams
I regret that I do not have the dignity of Ricardo Montalban, the class of Dean Martin, or the humor of Bill Cosby. I DO… — Burt Reynolds
I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still… — Jodie Foster
You will have the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, just remember to always handle yourself with grace and dignity. — Kristin Chenoweth
Iâ€™ve known people that the world has thrown everything at to discourage them...to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They… — Horton Foote

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