The Last Line of Decency

Be tolerant , and command decency , and avoid the ignorant .

Be tolerant , and command decency , and avoid the ignorant .

The cynical abuse of a medical permit to attempt to carry out a large scale terrorist attack goes against every basic principle of morality, humanitarianism, decency and international law.

In Moroccan law, this could be translated into violating public decency.

One discussant said that the essence of CSR was the promotion of human decency in business.

Internationally, Australia long had a well earned reputation for decency on refugee issues.

The world has benefited enormously from the triumph of generosity, professionalism, common decency, and good sense.

We at the UN are duty bound to do what compassion and human decency demand of us.

His victory shows that it is possible to succeed in politics through decency, honesty, and high intelligence.

Such a swift and practical expression of global solidarity is surely a sign of the fundamental decency of the peoples of the world.

Aid for health has worked. The world has benefited enormously from the triumph of generosity, professionalism, common decency, and good sense.

Obama s aides have confessed that he modeled his own election program on the sunny and optimistic decency of the Republican actor.

If this continues, a third party will emerge, committed to cleaning up American politics and restoring a measure of decency and fairness.

We are witnessing the birth of a global sensibility, of an ethical sense of fair play, decency and solidarity that transcends national borders, languages and even religions.

Such a society is not the answer to all our prayers for decency and fairness, or even for sensible and good decisions.

This is an Organization which expresses itself most effectively by bringing to bear a certain moral force the collective moral force and decency of human beings.

But ordinary South Africans also can be proud of themselves, for it was truly their self discipline, simple decency, and ability to forgive that prevented a bloodbath.

Even in the most advanced and affluent societies, a vast concentrated effort is needed to preserve even minimal decency think of locks, security alarms, police, courts, and prisons.

At least Russian president Vladimir Putin had the decency to honor the form of his country s constitution when he recently promised to step down and run for parliament.

We must understand our shared fate, and embrace sustainable development as a common commitment to decency for all human beings, today and in the future.

Our manic tweeting and texting can blind us to the fact that the subtleties of human decency character integrity that's still what matters, that's always what's going to matter.

The demonstration of solidarity makes Israel a more civilized place. It keeps alive a sense of decency, a hope that a better society is still possible for Palestinians and Israelis alike.

It is a story of decency, commitment, and generosity that has won global confidence, and that can help to guide the world at a time of unprecedented risks and unique opportunities.

The demonstration of solidarity makes Israel a more civilized place. It keeps alive a sense of decency, a hope that a better society is still possible for Palestinians and Israelis alike.

Sooner or later, the healthiest societies face up to what they have been good and bad and grow in decency and self confidence as a result.

O the wives of the Prophet ! If any among you dares to commit an act contrary to decency , for her will be double the punishment of others and this is easy for Allah .

O the wives of the Prophet ! If any among you dares to commit an act contrary to decency , for her will be double the punishment of others and this is easy for Allah .

Low morale results from too little kindness and decency it is a failure of custom and manners, a loss of social purpose, a diminution of the ability or the will to distinguish right from wrong and then to act rightly.

But what has been gained may be far outweighed by what has been lost the hope that if Saddam and his tyranny could just be removed, decency, stability, and normalcy could be restored.

Verily those who love that in decency should be propagated regarding those who believe , for them shall be a torment afflictive in the world and the Hereafter . And Allah knoweth , and ye know not .

Verily those who love that in decency should be propagated regarding those who believe , for them shall be a torment afflictive in the world and the Hereafter . And Allah knoweth , and ye know not .

Ban s rise from poverty to global leadership parallels his country s trajectory. It is a story of decency, commitment, and generosity that has won global confidence, and that can help to guide the world at a time of unprecedented risks and unique opportunities.

But ordinary South Africans also can be proud of themselves, for it was truly their self discipline, simple decency, and ability to forgive that prevented a bloodbath. In their example is a model for other troubled parts of the world to follow.

Burma is failing miserably to live up to the standards of decency that the Southeast Asian region is setting for itself. It has ratified the UN Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Ms. Nzet Biteghe (Gabon), responding to the question concerning violence against women, said that the Penal Code already provided penalties for all forms of violence, including rape and domestic violence, as well as for immoral behaviour and offences against public decency.

Since all political parties in Puerto Rico concurred that its current status was colonial, elementary political decency demanded that no referendum, constituent assembly or other devious political scheme aimed at preserving that status should be described as a remedy to the colonial situation.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Out of sight, out of mind.

On a more personal note, this betrayal of our principles, our decency, our hope, made it impossible for me to avoid the question, What will I say, years from now, when people ask, 'Where were you?' As president of a leading liberal arts college, famous for its innovative history, there were no excuses.

Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Out of them both come out pearl and coral .

Out of them both come out pearl and coral .

Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners