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Yet there is a dignity in the human spirit which can become most clearly visible in the moment of defeat and disaster. — Bruce Catton

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. — Robert Casey

The language of science - and especially of a science of man - is, necessarily, anti-individualistic, and hence a threat to human freedom and dignity. — Thomas Szasz

Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God. — Pope John Paul II

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings. — Barack Obama

Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth — Martin Luther King Jr.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. — Herbert Hoover

Frankl discovered that a human being's fundamental dignity lies in his capacity to choose his response to any situation - his response-ability. — Fred Kofman

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries. — Kjell Magne Bondevik

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

This is a debate about our understanding of human dignity, what it means to be a member of the human family, even though tiny, powerless and unwanted — Henry Hyde

Civilized people - Muslims, Christians and Jews - all understand that the source of freedom and human dignity is the Creator. — John Ashcroft

Slavery stands as an affront to human dignity. — Allan Dare Pearce

Egotism itself, which is so necessary to a proper sense of human dignity, is entirely the result of indoor life. — Oscar Wilde

I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals. — Steven Seagal

One achieves true human dignity only when one serves. Only he is great who subjects himself to taking part in the achievement of a great task. — Jose Antonio Primo De Rivera

In a war, the first casualty is human dignity. — Paulo Coelho

No one should ever compromise the dignity of another human being. — Sarah Addison Allen

Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity. — Ben Carson

If we are to be as a shining city upon a hill, it will be because of our ceaseless pursuit of the constitutional ideal of human dignity. — William J. Brennan

If we care about life and the dignity of all life, then we care about the dignity of all life, and that includes the human life of children. — James Lankford

The natural state of a human being is dignity. — Robert Kennedy

Death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity. — Kathy Reichs

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God. — Gustavo Gutierrez

All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love. — Hillary Clinton

A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function — Gottfried Bohm

Dignity was the first quality to be abandoned when the heart took over the running of human affairs. — William Boyd

Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace — Alfred-Maurice De Zayas

A truth our socetiy must not lose sight of and that is the sanctity of every human life and the dignity of every indvidual — Frank E. Peretti

This is a generation that is really detached from the core, human values that lead to dignity. — Shmuley Boteach

If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being - we can do it. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Anyone who attacks individual charity, attacks human nature and casts contempt on personal dignity. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Every single human being is created in the image of God; created for dignity, created for the Father's love, created for kindness, created for mercy. — Heidi Baker

Joy is found when you focus your energy on improving human dignity, human capacity and human values. — Amit Ray

The most obscene symbol in human history is the Cross; yet in its ugliness it remains the most eloquent testimony to human dignity. — R.C. Sproul

Governments must ensure that the power of blogs is cultivated and implemented in collaborative ways, with a view to preserve peace and human dignity. — Nayef Al-Rodhan

Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge. — John Charles Polanyi

What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom. — Hubert H. Humphrey

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring. — Maurice Saatchi

Work is at the core of human dignity. — Leila Janah

Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one's own and that of other people. — Leon Trotsky

When you do stand-up, you're just concerned with trying to leave with some semblance of human dignity at the end of your performance. — John Oliver

We all need to treat each other with human dignity and respect — Madonna

No human pursuit achieves dignity until it can be called work, and when you can experience a physical loneliness for the tools of your trade, — Beryl Markham

I do not support Hamas! I support human dignity and respect! I support sharing! I support Peace! #ceasefire — Madonna Ciccone

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises. — Angela Merkel

Memory performs the impossible for man; holds together past and present, gives continuity and dignity to human life. — Mark Van Doren

In a fair and just society you can't create laws based on how you feel at the worst moment in your life. — Norris Henderson

He was a human exclamation point, but carried himself with such dignity that I couldn't laugh at him. — Ransom Riggs

Hell is God's great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Human rights means that each individual should be treated with respect, dignity and equality. — Tony Fernandes

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

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity — Nelson Mandela

Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice. — Kim Dae-jung

Human dignity is something one need not look for in the world of capitalists. V. I. Lenin — Catherine Merridale

Slavery is the ultimate and greatest evil. For it is based on a denial of the dignity of the human soul. — Arthur Bryant

Terrorism is contempt for human dignity. — Kjell Magne Bondevik

Whose rights will we acknowledge? Whose human dignity will we respect? For whose well-being will we, as a people, assume responsibility? — Robert Casey

I don't think we can separate art from overall human dignity and hope — Adrienne Rich

For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom. — Olof Palme

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity. — Pope Francis

Dignity of human nature requires that we must face the storms of life. — Mahatma Gandhi

Human dignity begins to assert itself only at the point where man is distinguishable from the beast by pity for it. — Richard Wagner

The right to religious freedom has its foundation, not in the church or society or the state, but in the very dignity of the human person. — John Courtney Murray

I think that whether someone is a Christian or not, the idea that a human life has dignity and intrinsic worth should be clear enough. — Mike Huckabee

No ONE MENTIONS YOUR TEARS, SADNESS OR SLOW DEATH! BUT, WE FEEL YOUR FALLEN TEARS, YOUR BEHEADED BODIES, YOUR RAPED DIGNITY! — Widad Akreyi

How I wish everyone had decent work! It is essential for human dignity. — Pope Francis

I ask everyone with political responsibility to remember two things: human dignity and the common good. — Pope Francis

Historical omission points toward a culture's subconscious beliefs that some people matter less than others. — Aurin Squire

Human dignity demands courage to defend oneself. — Mahatma Gandhi

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

The deepness of human love and dignity will define the tolerance of humanity. — Debasish Mridha

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. — Imelda Marcos

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it. — Cesar Chavez

Human dignity is more precious than prestige ... — Claude McKay

Renewing the promise of America begins with upholding the dignity of human life. — George W. Bush

Human dignity should be without borders. — Geena Rocero

If we're told that human ain't the highest among creatures,
then it'd be difficult to raise human dignity into current level. — Toba Beta

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it? — Ai Weiwei

This contrasts sharply with the progressive view that markets must respect human dignity and serve the common good while pursuing profit. — George Lakoff

Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self. — Trent Lott

No life lacks grandeur if you claim it as your own. — Marty Rubin

It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine. — Mahatma Gandhi

it offends the continuum of human dignity to treat people like the appendage of highly efficient machines. — Simon Head

Yoga exercises are the best connecting tools for unity, human dignity, health, equality, global peace and compassion. — Amit Ray

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him. — Bayard Rustin

When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

For any human being, freedom is essential, crucial, to our dignity and our ability to be fully human. — Izzeldin Abuelaish

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

Liberty and choice are the essential components that constitute human dignity. — Khaled Abou El Fadl

Nothing is more destructive of human dignity than a rule which imposes a mute and blind obedience. — Anthony Eden

The human consistency and dignity one has been led to expect from one's fellow-men seem actually nonexistent — D.H. Lawrence

With human beings, a natural death was a death with dignity. But animals were innocents, and as their stewards, people owed them mercy. — Dean Koontz

History will remember Nelson Mandela as a
champion for human dignity and freedom, for
peace and reconciliation — William J. Clinton

Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

We shouldn't have to go around congratulating each other for behaving with basic human dignity. — Josiah Bancroft

We can talk about human dignity, but where is it? — Michael Novak

Where are the real sources of human dignity, freedom and modern democracy, if not in the concept of infinity to which all men are equal? — Louis Pasteur

Let us build bridges, my friends, build bridges to human dignity across that gulf that separates black America from white America. — Richard M. Nixon

I have only one passion, the love of liberty and human dignity. — Alexis De Tocqueville