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“That's an idea which may make some people smile, but the only means of righting a plague is, common decency.” Albert Camus, “The Plague” - 1947

“To be born, or at any rate bred, in a hand-bag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life that reminds one of the worst excesses of the French Revolution.” Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” - 1895

“Every man has reminiscences which he would not tell to everyone, but only to his friends. He has other matters in his mind which he would not reveal even to his friends, but only to himself, and that in secret. But there are other things which a...” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “Notes from Underground” - 1864

“We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it.” Pope Francis, “Laudato si'” - 24 May 2015

“Ay, but you must confine yourself within the modest limits of order.” William Shakespeare, “Twelfth Night” - 1623

“Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.” Christopher Hitchens, “God is Not Great” - 2007

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