Sentences with phrase «essential decency»

And finally I'm an optimist because I believe in the essential decency, fairness and egalitarianism of the Australian people.
There is an essential decency to this effort.
Meanwhile, Forte's essential decency shines through his gentle, skillfully reactive turn.
The stakes couldn't be higher, and the scenario of suburban chaos it presents is plausible, but I don't believe that our cynicism as a culture permits the beginning of the end of the world with a conclusion that celebrates the essential decency of other people.
Jesse Eisenberg conveys with ease Nick's awkward lust and essential decency — and Elizabeth Berkley and Jennifer Beals are superb as Andrea and Sophie, two women targeted by Roger in the bar who prove to be more than a match for him, and who provide Nick with valuable supplementary material to Roger's lessons in sex.
Ironically, the very fact the bishops are making these «bold» statements is a testament to Israel's essential decency and humanity» the bishops know there will be no serious consequences or massive reprisals against Christians in Israel for «speaking out,» whereas any similar Christian criticism» or even questioning» of an Arab government in the region, or Islamic extremism, would» well, we all saw what happened after Regensburg.

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For while there are bits and pieces of new information here, the essential truths about the man — his deep (and deeply Bavarian) faith, his extraordinary intelligence, his human decency — were already on display in Seewald's three previous interview - collaborations with Ratzinger.
Saving it from the dustbin of total inconsequence, if only just, is its essential sense of decency and, of course, star Katie Holmes.
Essential School principles emphasize the «values of unanxious expectation («I won't threaten you but I expect much of you»), of trust (until abused) and of decency (the values of fairness, generosity and tolerance)» (from http://www.essentialschools.org/aboutus/phil/10cps.html).
Behavior in a Thoughtful School: The Principle of Decency: Looks at how the climate in two Essential schools affects both teachers and students and identifies characteristics of a decent school; includes one school's model for student decision making.
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