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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A people must have dignity and identity.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.
In some ways, calm bodily protest has a nakedness to it that may be deeply embarrassing for observers; an act not unlike the bare-faced Oliver Twist effrontery that stands vulnerably before authority, asking for more or better.
Promoting tolerance and human dignity is one of mankind's unfinished challenges.
What is called for is dignity. We need to set an example.
The whole concept of treating people with dignity and respect is a concept that isn't a business concept, it's a life concept. It's who you are at the end of the day.
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.
Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.
Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.