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Quotes About Humanity

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.
~ James A. Baldwin
The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value.
~ Maxwell Maltz
Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.
~ Jane Addams
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
~ Thomas Paine
Above all, always see Jesus in every person, and consequently treat each one not only as an equal and as a brother or sister, but also with great humility, respect and selfless generosity.
~ Charles de Foucauld
All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.
~ Pope Francis
Human rights means that each individual should be treated with respect, dignity and equality.
~ Tony Fernandes
Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.
~ Pope Francis
If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Treat everyone with love and respect because they are your brother or your sister.
~ Ryron Gracie
Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.
~ Victoria Moran
My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man's skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.
~ Nelson Mandela
Treat everyone with kindness, dignity, compassion and respect, irrespective of whether you think they understand or not.
~ Martin Pistorius
In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.
~ Jimmy Carter
It is for the wise people who delight in humanity, praise justice, despise their flatterers, and respect the truth.
~ Madame Roland
Forget the methods or the differences in methods. As long as we agree that the thing that the Afro-American wants and needs is recognition and respect as a human being.
~ Malcolm X
The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect.
~ Wayne Pacelle
One compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being.
~ Rudolf Rocker
Where there is no respect for life, there you will find evil.
~ O.R. Melling
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
~ Gamaliel Bailey
I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity.
~ Eduardo Galeano
Whether we wound or are wounded, the blood that flows is red.
~ Eiichir? Oda
Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.
~ Benjamin Carson
Whoever does not respect life, does not deserve it.
~ Leonardo da Vinci