Sentence examples for the common decency from inspiring English sources

Where is the common decency?

Ford appealed to the common decency of most Americans from his own personal experience.

Not only this, but Nickelback have the common decency to retain a relatively low profile.

We have guys sitting down naked in public without the common decency to put something down underneath them".

Lacking in the common decency of that ancient saw: 'Live and let live.' So you can add nosy to those qualities that you catalog with such pride".

But the candidate who has the common decency to show deference to the privacy of his family can be sure to garner my attention and respect.

This was best provided by a paternalist state, staffed by disinterested professional public servants, intervening to guarantee the common decencies of life — uncontaminated water, for example, whether in Birmingham or Bombay.

Food, shelter, health care are the common decencies any just society owes its members.

"The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency".

If you are given the gift to make this right, I ask you to cast your vote for equality -- if not with the charity of your heart, then with the simple common decency for your fellow Americans.

This is unacceptable and defies the principles of human rights, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and common decency".