conscience
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“No computational system, however sophisticated, can create a heart that gives itself, or a conscience that discerns good from evil,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 24, 2026
The Penn administration has none of the idealism or conscience that drove Martin Sheen’s Jed Bartlet, whose vision Janney’s press secretary, C.J.
From Salon β Oct. 22, 2026
The government of China, which represents a great civilization and has become a global power, shouldn’t feel threatened by a 78-year-old publisher whose only weapons are his faith, his words and his conscience.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 22, 2026
"She got stuck into gritty, controversial, but crucial causes partly because she had a fine, natural social conscience, but also to assuage nagging feelings of worthlessness."
From BBC β Sep. 21, 2026
But Miss Bates soon came—“Very happy and obliged”—but Emma’s conscience told her that there was not the same cheerful volubility as before—less ease of look and manner.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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But the proposal would let us show how we disagree with each other about our shared political life, and so help direct our collective agency without sacrificing the individual voices of our consciences.
From Slate β May 11, 2026
She urged Labour MPs to "look into their consciences" and back a new inquiry by the Privileges Committee.
From BBC β Apr. 27, 2026
The Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, for example, brought together Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish Americans who opposed the war because it violated the nation’s ideals and religious consciences.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 19, 2026
The French film legend says that the most important thing for her about a film "is that it changes lives, changes people's consciences."
From Barron's β Feb. 15, 2026
By way of consolation, she counseled us to "examine your consciences."
From "How the GarcΓa Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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