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A lot of people who are Justin Paperny level, first of all, don't believe that they did anything wrong and certainly don't think they deserve any kind of punishment, and when they do get punishment, they don't believe they deserve this kind of punishment, and they go into prison with this' holier than thou' attitude. – Christopher Zoukis	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We understand that voters are different from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, while the progressive mindset is one of top-down policies, holder wants favorable Democratic districts while arguing a false holier-than-thou principle of do as I say, not as I do. – Matt Walter	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
When you try to act holier than thou, it really doesn’t work. – Hillary Clinton	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
This subject has failed to become a priority, russia's attitude will most likely be something like this: Guys, you put economic pressure on us, introduced sanctions. Do you expect us to be holier than the Pope about the issue you're pushing through and take a load of responsibilities? – Konstantin Simonov	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only. – William Blake	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be. – Saint Jerome	added by anonymous 14 years ago

A lot of people who are Justin Paperny level, first of all, don't believe that they did anything wrong and certainly don't think they deserve any kind of punishment, and when they do get punishment, they don't believe they deserve this kind of punishment, and they go into prison with this' holier than thou' attitude.

– Christopher Zoukis

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We understand that voters are different from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, while the progressive mindset is one of top-down policies, holder wants favorable Democratic districts while arguing a false holier-than-thou principle of do as I say, not as I do.

– Matt Walter

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

When you try to act holier than thou, it really doesn’t work.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

This subject has failed to become a priority, russia's attitude will most likely be something like this: Guys, you put economic pressure on us, introduced sanctions. Do you expect us to be holier than the Pope about the issue you're pushing through and take a load of responsibilities?

– Konstantin Simonov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.

– William Blake

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be.

– Saint Jerome

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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