Word: self-respect
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...until Baron von Steuben, a Prussian from the court of Frederick the Great, came to Valley Forge, did the Army have either discipline or self-respect. He was the old type of Prussian, not the new. Democratic and kindhearted, he had difficulty in impressing officers, who believed themselves above such duties, that they should both drill and care for their men. He issued regulations in which he said: "His [the officer's] first object should be to gain the love of his men by treating them with every possible kindness and humanity...
...With Japan the question is not one of expediency-of whether Japan be allowed to send a few hundreds more of her emigrants to this country or not- but one of principle, of whether her self-respect as a nation should be given proper and friendly consideration...
...contributed in blood; America in money. Ours was a contribution which could not be counted in money. If America should make us a present of our debts and withdraw her accounts against us, she would leave nothing for which we would have regret, and we would not lose our self-respect, for our contribution has been dearly paid for in human sacrifice, not to be calculated in dollars...
...What he said to me afterward was that this speech cost him his self-respect, and yet he saw no way out of it at the time, and if he had to do it over again would have said the same thing. ' If,' he said, 'I had only myself to consider, perhaps I would have had the nerve to say what I really believed and risked defeat. But if I am defeated I am not the only sufferer. It means the defeat of my running mates. It means the loss of control of my party. It means disappointment and loss...
...Grand Guignol occupies a unique niche in the theatrical world; faithful followers of the drama can hardly omit it from their agenda and retain the while their self-respect. For the casual amusement seeker the entertainment is only mildly recommended. Particularly if his linguistic equipment is limited to "oui" and "Zelli...