The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our culture is at its best when we protect and encourage the weakest. Every life - at every stage, in every place - has a dignity beyond our imagining.
I think the more we embrace the culture of life and respect life, the better that we do.
There is a central flaw in contemporary culture and a corresponding and related inability to address it. Society seems somehow unable to adequately help or protect itself. Normal citizens feel powerless, isolated and disturbed.
If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children.
Our culture, language, history, and values are vital to uniting us as a nation.
The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the pre-eminence of family.
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish.
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