self-respect

Example Sentences

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In all of this, Mr. Easterly is firm in his belief that the way forward lies in a marriage of market economics and attention to self-respect.

From The Wall Street Journal

Theoretically, the result would be both well-earning livelihoods and self-respect for people who had pulled themselves out of poverty.

From Salon

How do I keep my self-respect and continue to communicate with him?

From MarketWatch

Casualties are extensive, and may include the last vestiges of this nation’s dignity and self-respect.

From Salon

How does “the papa,” the upholder of tradition, as the musical’s opening number spells out, maintain his self-respect, if not his authority?

From Los Angeles Times