In Britain, the words of a new leader, Winston Churchill, summoned forth the best in the British people -- their courage and their commitment to defend humane values.
Unless, of course, as with the Greek asylum crackdown, the whole thing is designed to massively flout the official commitment to legal and humane treatment, and to deter travel.
After meeting for nearly two hours, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Attorney General John Ashcroft joined their Mexican counterparts, Jorge G. Castañeda and Santiago Creel, at a news conference to announce what Mr. Powell called a "shared commitment" to employ a "humane, family-friendly" migration policy.
This election's losers, therefore, should swallow their bitter pill with grace and a renewed commitment to the project of a just, humane and democratic United States.
This settlement will not in itself immediately provide them with any restitution other than the consolation that with enough perseverance and commitment to justice, a better, safer, more humane and more prosperous world is possible.
A press release from Whistles has described the company's "shock" at the allegations and stated their commitment to manufacturing taking place under "safe, fair, humane working conditions".
It's Harman and Waxman's staunch commitment to Israel that is the basis for their desperate attempt to silence Marcy Winograd, an American Jewish candidate seeking a humane (and enlightened) Middle East policy that serves both Arabs and Jews.
The latest work, by a French-Israeli filmmaker, Pierre Rehov, is a strongly pro-Israeli account that portrays Israeli soldiers as humane warriors who track down terrorists and try to spare civilians, while Palestinians possess a single-minded commitment to war.
