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As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues. – Andy Levin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
His interpretation of Scripture is pretty different from mine, his has a lot more to do with sexuality and, I don't know, a certain view of rectitude. Even if you buy into that, how could he allow himself to become the cheerleader of the porn star presidency ? – Pete Buttigieg	Found on CNN 4 years ago
My understanding of scripture is that its about protecting the stranger and the prisoner and the poor person and that idea, thats what I get in the gospel when Im at church and his has a lot more to do with sexuality ... and a certain view of rectitude. – Pete Buttigieg	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Religious rectitude is the sanctuary of the intellectually reticent – Benjamin Roberts	added by anonymous 9 years ago
A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. – Henry Ward Beecher	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him. – Saint Thomas Aquinas	added by anonymous 14 years ago

As he walked about the Capitol in a rumpled suit, almost always with a plain white shirt and pedestrian tie, carrying bulging files with the occasional paper flying away, Carl was the very picture of sober purpose and rectitude. In truth, he wasn’t unfun, in fact, he often pierced tense situations with self-deprecating humor, and he privately shared incisive observations about others with staff and colleagues.

– Andy Levin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

His interpretation of Scripture is pretty different from mine, his has a lot more to do with sexuality and, I don't know, a certain view of rectitude. Even if you buy into that, how could he allow himself to become the cheerleader of the porn star presidency ?

– Pete Buttigieg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

My understanding of scripture is that its about protecting the stranger and the prisoner and the poor person and that idea, thats what I get in the gospel when Im at church and his has a lot more to do with sexuality ... and a certain view of rectitude.

– Pete Buttigieg

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Religious rectitude is the sanctuary of the intellectually reticent

– Benjamin Roberts

added by anonymous
9 years ago

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

– Henry Ward Beecher

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him.

– Saint Thomas Aquinas

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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