Dignity

“Komu nevadí ztráta svobody, zříká se svého lidství…”

“He who stoops continuously ends up permanently hunched and dehumanized.”

“I was looking for a simple architecture, one that could immediately communicate that which in the past was known as ‘monumental,’ that is, in the sense of ‘Civic Dignity.’”

“La creación es un derecho humano.”

“أكره كلمة «التبرع» لمصر.. ولكني أحب أن أطلق عليها كلمة «المساهمة»”

“The black man had to be revolutionary in order to have self-respect.”

“Само онзи, който е свободен, само той може да се нарече човек в пълния смисъл на думата.”

“Ubuntu is the principle that we act humanely and with respect towards others as a way of demanding the same from them.”

“leaving them abandoned like beasts”

“Solo cumple con su deber quien va más allá de sus obligaciones.”

“România şi-a câştigat titlurile sale de nobleţă pe câmpul războiului; ... are dreptul de a face intrarea sa în lume cu fruntea sus.”

“It is better to die than to live in shame.”

“Ta không phải đại diện cho một xứ man di, nên không vào Sứ quán ấy.”

“Anyone's equal, no one's superior.”

“The time has come to proclaim that, for the establishment of peace and human dignity, each of us must work and fight to the last.”

“prestasse assim uma homenagem à raça negra”

“When I came to Poland, the [embassy] staff immediately said to me, 'let's promote Indonesia and gamelan!' But I just had to say 'stop that.'”

“Black is not a color; it’s an attitude. It’s the attitude of independence, respect and dignity.”

“人不可有傲气，但不可无傲骨。”

“Treat all with respect”