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I guess I want my legacy to be we won and we mostly won the right way, and along the way, people had fun, and I treated people with respect and decency. – Bobby Bowden	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Our country was struggling and often, failing, to uphold the equal protection under the law, let alone, the decency of respect and dignity for African-Americans as valued members of the human family, felix Hall was lynched. Felix Hall hands and feet bound together and hanged by the neck, until Felix Hall was dead. – Sanford Bishop	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There's one last thing that I should mention that I love about Great Britain, and that is The Queen, and so I'm very much looking forward to meeting her for the first time later this evening. ... I think in the imagination of people throughout America, I think what The Queen stands for and her decency and her civility, what she represents, that's very important. – Michelle Obama	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Some towns have taken the proper steps to change, while others continue to ignore common decency and continue to disrespect Native American tribes tribal partners who were here long, long before any city or town was ever incorporated. – Cathy Osten	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There are still many unseen, unvisited places in the world where decency of life is needed. Poverty is not the problem, but access to better living is the perennial dilemma. – Clifford V. Villalon	added by Chry$ler0704 3 years ago
She ends her trash column with her best attempt at decency, saying she will maybe possibly give them the blessing of her appreciation if they repent for their audacious and unacceptable support for Donald Trump, lady. – Tomi Lahren	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
If Georgia Democrat Oscar Zaro send Jon Ossoff and the reverend to Washington, those $ 2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency for so many people who are struggling right now. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
In the name of justice, decency and fairness, please keep these men behind bars until they can answer for what they did, ahmaud wasn't allowed to go home. Ahmaud wasn't even allowed the chance to live. – Wanda Cooper-Jones	Found on CNN 3 years ago
All of us... anyone that's been in Fleetwood Mac, as far as I've been aware, has been seemingly pretty well brought up by their parents: not goody two-shoes - God knows we weren't - but there was a level of civility that the lads in the band were aware of, what is over the brink of decency. – Mick Fleetwood	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
This is a grave violation of Chinese citizens right to religious freedom and even of Chinese law, as the Chinese constitution specifies in Article 35 that Chinese citizens should enjoy freedom of assembly, and in the next Article, it says Chinese people should have freedom of religious belief, such breaches of both law and broader human decency should be universally condemned by members of the free world. – Brynne Lawrence	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
You see that video and it disturbs your basic sense of decency and humanity, why, why, why was that necessary? Where was the threat? – New York	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Reports that COVID-19 has spread to Iranian prisons are deeply troubling and demand nothing less than the full and immediate release of all American citizens, their detention amid increasingly deteriorating conditions defies basic human decency. – State Mike Pompeo	Found on CNN 4 years ago
When I started my run for president, I said America needs a president who reflects the decency and dignity of the American people ; a president who speaks the truth ; and a president who fights for those whose voices are too often overlooked or ignored. I still believe that to this day. That is why I am proud to announce I am endorsing my friend, Vice President Beau Biden, for President of the United States. – Senator Harris	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There is no one better prepared than Joe to steer our nation through these turbulent times, and restore truth, honor, and decency to the Oval Office, he is kind and endlessly caring, and he truly listens to the American people. – Kamala Harris	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This decision will send yet another signal to the world that the Chinese Communist Party is intent on throttling decency and freedom in Hong Kong. – Chris Patten	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We're ecstatic that a court has finally recognized and made CBP change the way that it's going to do its work and is requiring them to at least provide some basic human decency in the method that it treats people. – Alvaro Huerta	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Let's stop the nonsense of unrealistic and divisive campaign promises and be the party the American people need – a decent, unifying, future-focused and common-sense party, step one is to beat Donald Trump and restore decency to the Office of the President. – John Delaney	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It is shameful that this reporter chose to violate the basic rules of journalism and decency. This is another example of how unhinged the media has become in its quest to hurt President (Donald) Trump and this Administration, it is no wonder that the American people distrust many in the media when they so consistently demonstrate their agenda and their absence of integrity. – State Mike Pompeo on Saturday	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Iowans and our country face great challenges like climate change, increasing health care costs, and an economy that isn't working for the majority of Americans, they can't be solved with the same political warfare that is on display in Washington. Pete Visclosky is the candidate that can heal our divides, restore decency to the presidency and bring this country together. – Congressman Loebsack	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We saw something striking happen the next morning on the The House floor, republicans who knew John Dingell, and are friends with Debbie Dingell, went up to her on the floor and were very apologetic for the President, hugging her, embracing her, including Louie Gohmert, who is one of President Trump's number one attack dogs in the The House, apologizing for the President. It's a reminder that even though this partisan rancor has hit a fever pitch in Washington amid all the impeachment, there is some decency, still, in the halls of Congress. – Washington Post	Found on CNN 4 years ago
George Walker Bush life is a testament that public service is a noble calling. ... George Walker Bush humility and George Walker Bush decency reflects the very best of the American spirit. – Barack Obama	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Football associations themselves cannot solve this problem, governments too need to do more in this area. Only by working together in the name of decency and honor will we make progress. – Aleksander Ceferin	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
In its aftermath, this State piled up even more violations of human rights, decency in its treatment of Ali and myself. – Mohsin Dawar	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
As a Latina, my heart breaks with every attack on our dignity, humanity and lives. And as an American, I fear for the future of my country when our culture and policies lack a basic decency and respect for human life, we all have a responsibility to show up in this moment and demand decency for one another and for our country. – America Ferrera	Found on CNN 4 years ago

I guess I want my legacy to be we won and we mostly won the right way, and along the way, people had fun, and I treated people with respect and decency.

– Bobby Bowden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Our country was struggling and often, failing, to uphold the equal protection under the law, let alone, the decency of respect and dignity for African-Americans as valued members of the human family, felix Hall was lynched. Felix Hall hands and feet bound together and hanged by the neck, until Felix Hall was dead.

– Sanford Bishop

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There's one last thing that I should mention that I love about Great Britain, and that is The Queen, and so I'm very much looking forward to meeting her for the first time later this evening. ... I think in the imagination of people throughout America, I think what The Queen stands for and her decency and her civility, what she represents, that's very important.

– Michelle Obama

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Some towns have taken the proper steps to change, while others continue to ignore common decency and continue to disrespect Native American tribes tribal partners who were here long, long before any city or town was ever incorporated.

– Cathy Osten

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There are still many unseen, unvisited places in the world where decency of life is needed. Poverty is not the problem, but access to better living is the perennial dilemma.

– Clifford V. Villalon

added by Chry$ler0704
3 years ago

She ends her trash column with her best attempt at decency, saying she will maybe possibly give them the blessing of her appreciation if they repent for their audacious and unacceptable support for Donald Trump, lady.

– Tomi Lahren

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

If Georgia Democrat Oscar Zaro send Jon Ossoff and the reverend to Washington, those $ 2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency for so many people who are struggling right now.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

In the name of justice, decency and fairness, please keep these men behind bars until they can answer for what they did, ahmaud wasn't allowed to go home. Ahmaud wasn't even allowed the chance to live.

– Wanda Cooper-Jones

Found on CNN
3 years ago

All of us... anyone that's been in Fleetwood Mac, as far as I've been aware, has been seemingly pretty well brought up by their parents: not goody two-shoes - God knows we weren't - but there was a level of civility that the lads in the band were aware of, what is over the brink of decency.

– Mick Fleetwood

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

This is a grave violation of Chinese citizens right to religious freedom and even of Chinese law, as the Chinese constitution specifies in Article 35 that Chinese citizens should enjoy freedom of assembly, and in the next Article, it says Chinese people should have freedom of religious belief, such breaches of both law and broader human decency should be universally condemned by members of the free world.

– Brynne Lawrence

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

You see that video and it disturbs your basic sense of decency and humanity, why, why, why was that necessary? Where was the threat?

– New York

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Reports that COVID-19 has spread to Iranian prisons are deeply troubling and demand nothing less than the full and immediate release of all American citizens, their detention amid increasingly deteriorating conditions defies basic human decency.

– State Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
4 years ago

When I started my run for president, I said America needs a president who reflects the decency and dignity of the American people ; a president who speaks the truth ; and a president who fights for those whose voices are too often overlooked or ignored. I still believe that to this day. That is why I am proud to announce I am endorsing my friend, Vice President Beau Biden, for President of the United States.

– Senator Harris

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There is no one better prepared than Joe to steer our nation through these turbulent times, and restore truth, honor, and decency to the Oval Office, he is kind and endlessly caring, and he truly listens to the American people.

– Kamala Harris

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This decision will send yet another signal to the world that the Chinese Communist Party is intent on throttling decency and freedom in Hong Kong.

– Chris Patten

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We're ecstatic that a court has finally recognized and made CBP change the way that it's going to do its work and is requiring them to at least provide some basic human decency in the method that it treats people.

– Alvaro Huerta

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Let's stop the nonsense of unrealistic and divisive campaign promises and be the party the American people need – a decent, unifying, future-focused and common-sense party, step one is to beat Donald Trump and restore decency to the Office of the President.

– John Delaney

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is shameful that this reporter chose to violate the basic rules of journalism and decency. This is another example of how unhinged the media has become in its quest to hurt President (Donald) Trump and this Administration, it is no wonder that the American people distrust many in the media when they so consistently demonstrate their agenda and their absence of integrity.

– State Mike Pompeo on Saturday

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Iowans and our country face great challenges like climate change, increasing health care costs, and an economy that isn't working for the majority of Americans, they can't be solved with the same political warfare that is on display in Washington. Pete Visclosky is the candidate that can heal our divides, restore decency to the presidency and bring this country together.

– Congressman Loebsack

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We saw something striking happen the next morning on the The House floor, republicans who knew John Dingell, and are friends with Debbie Dingell, went up to her on the floor and were very apologetic for the President, hugging her, embracing her, including Louie Gohmert, who is one of President Trump's number one attack dogs in the The House, apologizing for the President. It's a reminder that even though this partisan rancor has hit a fever pitch in Washington amid all the impeachment, there is some decency, still, in the halls of Congress.

– Washington Post

Found on CNN
4 years ago

George Walker Bush life is a testament that public service is a noble calling. ... George Walker Bush humility and George Walker Bush decency reflects the very best of the American spirit.

– Barack Obama

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Football associations themselves cannot solve this problem, governments too need to do more in this area. Only by working together in the name of decency and honor will we make progress.

– Aleksander Ceferin

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

In its aftermath, this State piled up even more violations of human rights, decency in its treatment of Ali and myself.

– Mohsin Dawar

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

As a Latina, my heart breaks with every attack on our dignity, humanity and lives. And as an American, I fear for the future of my country when our culture and policies lack a basic decency and respect for human life, we all have a responsibility to show up in this moment and demand decency for one another and for our country.

– America Ferrera

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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