The dignity of mankind is in your hands; protect it! It sinks with you! With you it will ascend.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human dignity rests on human actions. If you fail, dignity falls; if you rise, humanity rises with you.
- In plain terms
- Protect humanity by acting with dignity.
- What can you take from it?
- Act with dignity to uphold mankind.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you protect dignity?
- What raises humanity?
Another view
Dignity exists beyond individual actions.
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