In contrast to these holy, righteous, well-regarded individuals who nonetheless pass by, a Samaritan saves the man's life and is even willing to pay all the costs for his care.
That's what makes "The Righteous Mind" well worth reading.
They are consumed by causes abroad and removed from politics at home, they feel righteous as well as confused, and alternate between gratitude and resentment toward the world outside their classrooms.
There is a much better argument, a more civilized imperative and a much more righteous as well as sensible way to build a just and lasting peace: Both Israel and Palestine need a two-state solution in order to actually end the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The guy was so competitive, so self-righteous, so, well, over the top.
Righteous indignation welled up at this blatant outbreak of tasteless opportunism.
At Gay Waldrop Furniture, in an upscale neighborhood in Houston, Jim Hollingsworth, the manager, called her "condescending and self-righteous," as well as disrespectful to her staff.
Available for all of them is an extraordinary variety of shows -- from the Greeks to hip-hop; from the polish of television professionals doing Neil Simon to the moving, rawly expressed experiences of former convicts, the work of the Medea Project in San Francisco; and yes, the pretentious and self-righteous as well as the understated and accomplished.
That was a pretty bad photo op, and led to righteous (and well-deserved) outrage from animal lovers everywhere.
Vegans: occasionally self-righteous but well-meaning advocates of good health and animal welfare, or traitors to the Motherland?
