Absolutes Quote by Immanuel Kant

Always regard every man as an end in himself, and never use him merely as a means to your ends [i.e., respect that each…

— Immanuel Kant

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect…

— Cesar Chavez

One compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being.

— Rudolf Rocker

Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he…

— Bertrand Russell

Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the…

— Salvatore J. Cordileone

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal…

— Joseph Priestley

It is disgraceful to live at the cost of one's self-respect. Self-respect is the most vital factor in life. Without it, man is a…

— B. R. Ambedkar

The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself…

— Ayn Rand

“By the grace of reality and the nature of life, man–every man–is an end in himself, he exists for his own sake, and the…

— Ayn Rand

Every man, in proportion to his virtue, considers himself, with respect to the great community of mankind, as the steward and guardian of their…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

— George Santayana