Mr Tsipras promised to tear up the bail-outs, restore Greek dignity and keep the euro (as the vast majority of Greeks want).
All this is destined for the communal dinner table - and for the inconspicuous barefoot army of staff who keep the place running with gentle dignity and kindness.
And when the fodder of hyperbolic rhetoric starts again -- and it will -- we should rise above the unproductive volleying, turn the other cheek, and keep the movement to preserve human dignity for all people, even those who we disagree with, going forward.
But the band let the music keep its dignity, staying true to the holy writ.
Last week, Francis called on European authorities to keep human dignity at the centre of debate for a solution to the economic crisis in Greece.
"It's already hard enough for me to keep my dignity in the mass media".
Jacques's character—Hattie (Hat) Sykes was "a middle-class, slightly pretentious lady struggling to keep her dignity as the men made fools of themselves".
Most importantly, maintaining an even temper allows you to keep your dignity throughout the tough situation.
Even my attempts to quietly exit the theatre and keep my dignity proved futile, running straight, as I did, into the middle of my fellow audience members, still hysterical and embarrassed.
