Personal Dignity Quotes

15 quotes by 12 authors

A man, even if seriously sick or prevented in the exercise of its higher functions, is and will be always a man ... [he] will… — Pope John Paul II
If cruelty is no longer declared unlawful, but instead is applied as a matter of policy, it alters the fundamental relationship of man to government.… — Alberto J. Mora
Nothing puts the dignity in personal dignity (or the freedom in personal freedom) like the self in self-rule. — John Longenecker
There is a feeling of personal dignity and independence in grasping, literally, the power to back your refusal to be a target of a violent… — John Longenecker
The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity. — Jackie Robinson
The income tax is bad because it was conceived in class hatred, is an instrument of vengeance and plays right into the hands of the… — T. Coleman Andrews
The state tends to expand in proportion to its means of existence and to live beyond its means, and these are, in the last analysis,… — Frederic Bastiat
I think the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his… — Arthur Miller
When we speak of being vulnerable, it suggests being especially vulnerable to pain. People for whom personal dignity and self-sufficiency are everything, do all they… — May Sarton
The enemies of living life; outdated little liberals, afraid of their own independence; lackeys of thought, enemies of the person and freedom, decrepit preachers of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner… — Pope John Paul II
Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines… — Ayn Rand
Saying that, he was suddenly himself again, despite his lunatic hair and eyes: a man whose personal dignity went so deep as to be nearly… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasnâ€™t done… — Ayn Rand
Why would a person prefer the accusations of guilt, unworthiness, ineptitude - even dishonor and betrayal- to real possibility? This may not seem to be… — Ernest Becker

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