Human Dignity Quotes

146 quotes by 106 authors

Give people pride and they'll live on bread and water, bless their exploiters, and even die for them. Self-surrender is a transaction of barter: we… — Eric Hoffer
Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity. — Salvatore J. Cordileone
There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not… — Fulton J. Sheen
What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom. — Hubert H. Humphrey
The message of the United States is not nuclear power. The message of the United States is a spiritual message. It is the message of… — Hubert H. Humphrey
In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of… — Hubert H. Humphrey
The Geneva Convention . . . says that there will be no outrages upon human dignity. Itâ€™s very vague. What does that mean, â€˜outrages upon… — George W. Bush
I donâ€™t think we can separate art from overall human dignity and hope. — Adrienne Rich
May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman. — Pope Francis
Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition… — Pope Francis
Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own. — Pope Francis
This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is… — Harry S. Truman
The anything-goes passiveness of the religious and political Left is matched by the preachy moralism of the religious and political Right. The person who uncritically… — Brennan Manning
It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine. — Mahatma Gandhi
I do not support Hamas! I support human dignity and respect! I support sharing! I support Peace! #ceasefire — Madonna Ciccone
People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in… — Hubert H. Humphrey
To say that there is a case for heroes is not to say that there is a case for hero worship. The surrender of decision,… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
It's my view that human dignity - an attribute which for years has been taken by the Left in British politics - resides in fact… — Maurice Saatchi
The idea of passing one's whole life in moral idleness, and having one's hardest work and duty done by another-whether God or man-is most revolting… — H. P. Blavatsky
Terrorism is contempt for human dignity. — Kjell Magne Bondevik

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