Dignity
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879 examples of Dignity in a sentence
Can he incarnate France with
dignity
and legitimacy?
What is at stake is the
dignity
of the presidential office and, beyond that, France’s ability to modernize.
The university authorities described Hartman’s statement as “undermining the
dignity
of the profession of a university teacher” and referred the matter to a disciplinary commission.
In so quickly forgetting that the profession’s
dignity
requires freedom of expression, a renowned university appears to have succumbed to instinct.
But thoughtful Iranians (and there are many) understand that regional and global roles defined by hatred of Israel and antipathy for America are beneath the
dignity
of a 4,000-year-old state.
If such research is truly to serve the public good, the safety, health, and
dignity
of human subjects should not be compromised.
Regardless of its effectiveness, the armed struggle waged by the PLO did empower the Palestinians and internalize a sense of collective
dignity
and self respect within them.
President Aquino’s "People Power" revolution, indeed, is among the proudest moments in my country’s history, and the distinctive contribution of our people to the saga of mankind's long struggle for freedom and
dignity.
More importantly, Cory sparked the momentum for the Philippines to regain a position of respect,
dignity
and even admiration in the community of nations.
As leaders increasingly recognize, it is a menace to development, human dignity, and global security.
It has existed as long as government has; but, like other crimes, it has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last several decades, with devastating effects on the wellbeing and
dignity
of countless innocent citizens.
World leaders need to recognize that today’s populist revolts are being fueled by a sense of lost
dignity
– a sentiment that does not factor into most policymakers’ prescription for economic growth and compensatory payments.
As Professor Marguerite Bouvard of Brandeis University documented in her 1996 book Women Reshaping Human Rights, women’s groups more generally have played a critical role in the human-rights movement, pursuing economic, social, and cultural justice and emphasizing the importance of human
dignity
and mutual respect among citizens and between citizens and the state.
Chile’s
dignity
now hinges on whether or not its legal system reaches the same conclusion.
They promote wrestlers to the highest ranks not just on brute merit, but according to how much hinkaku (dignity) they are judged to possess.
That
dignity
is vanishing.
Yet the disparate movements were united by the pursuit of freedom, dignity, and economic opportunity.
Cardinal Dziwisz of Cracow argued that there could be no place in Poland “for retribution, revenge, lack of respect for human dignity, and reckless accusations.”
I believe that Poles will once again defend their right to be treated with
dignity.
But the values of human freedom and
dignity
that drive Western civilization remain the dream of the vast majority of humanity.
If we are to avoid losing a century of progress in promoting respect for human dignity, we must recognize that a country’s responsibility cannot be limited to its own behavior in conflicts; it should extend to the actions of its allies.
Around the world, most people now rightly celebrate the gentle
dignity
with which Mandela led South Africa out of the political wilderness.
And, most important, the workers themselves would be empowered to reclaim their
dignity
in a system that has long stripped them of it.
Unless we begin to do so, succeeding generations will fail to realize an environmentally sustainable world where people live in
dignity.
For all the advances that women have made in the last century, the tendency to pay lip service to women’s rights and dignity, without doing what is necessary truly to protect them, is more obvious than ever.
Seehofer has also spoken warmly of Poland’s populist Law and Justice (PiS) government, while criticizing the European Union for its supposed affronts to Polish
dignity.
The equality of national membership (which, at the same time, may be exclusively defined) elevates every member’s status to that of the elite, making it dependent on the
dignity
of the nation as a whole.
Specifically, the aggressor in many international conflicts in this period has been motivated by perceived injury to national
dignity.
Some nations do not feel threatened by imaginary insults to national
dignity
– for various historical reasons, they believe themselves to be superior to others.
To no longer be “Number One” would offend America’s sense of
dignity.
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