self-respect
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She said Atkins' behaviour "totally eroded my self-respect and my self-esteem".
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
The Continent “produced the genius of Mozart and Beethoven,” and it isn’t narrow or xenophobic to feel pride in this; it is a just self-respect without which you won’t be able to continue in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
And I don’t think that they understood self-respect because I don’t think they experienced it before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Theoretically, the result would be both well-earning livelihoods and self-respect for people who had pulled themselves out of poverty.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
To them our self-respect was more important than passing some test, because you can’t pass a test if you already feel defeated.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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