Sentence examples for basic principles of decency from inspiring English sources
"The judgment of the world's nations that a particular sentencing practice is inconsistent with basic principles of decency," Justice Kennedy wrote, "demonstrates that the court's rationale has respected reasoning to support it".
At all times, we endeavor to do this consistent with American values, and basic principles of decency, fairness, and humanity.
Guided precisely by basic principles of "decency, fairness, and humanity," we raise three central points of intervention.
All they had to draw on were the same basic principles of human decency that guide Copeman.
Re "The Justice Americans Demand" (Op-Ed, Feb. 4), by David Frum, on popular support for the death penalty: The success of American institutions does not derive from adherence to "the popular will"; rather, it derives from an unflinching devotion to basic principles of human decency and human rights, including the right to life.
The Prison Reform Trust said the centre had "forgotten the basic principles of humanity and decency".
