Word: self-respect
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...Italy, editors "did not appear to realize they were free. They had taken orders so long. . . . There was cynicism, lack of confidence, not much self-respect or dignity. . . . The papers were not doing much of a news...
...this utopian factory, Bogner believes that instead of pampering the worker such an ideal situation would "build an his self-respect, interest, and loyalty to his place of work. The fundamental realization of this age is that machinery in spite of their great potentialities, these and these men must be treated as human beings instead of as more machinery...
...rigs him out in an ice-cream uniform, promotes him through the military ceiling, moistens him thoroughly with champagne, subjects him to a dazzling blitzkrieg of carnivorous kisses, and turns him into a hopelessly bemused boudoir-poodle. His jealous fiancee (Anne Baxter), some further conspiracies and, ultimately, his own self-respect, bring the young man to his senses, and force the man-eating monarch to start her routine all over, this time on the French Ambassador (Vincent Price...
Said De Gaspari, waiving these rights in return for recognition: "The best the Italian Government can do for all Italians, both at home and abroad, is to show her sincere desire for good will and friendship. It is a step toward regaining her self-respect and reentering the community of nations...
Meanwhile, little Mr. Q had few ways of maintaining his self-respect aside from his ailments. His chief satisfaction was in the paychecks he brought home, but some times there was nothing to bring. Marital relations were strained for fear of another child. (The doctors discovered that Mr. Q's vomiting began soon after his wife's last pregnancy...