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"Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more."
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"Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise."

"Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either."

"We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds."

"At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings."

"He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction, he had on the contrary an engaging modesty."

"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."

"I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty."
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"Some 43 percent of voters in union households voted for President Bush in 2004, according to exit poll data."

"Where journalists have gotten themselves in trouble over the last few decades is that their skepticism often extends only to American officials, the U.S. military and Republican politicians."

"The United Nations has become a largely irrelevant, if not positively destructive institution, and the just-released U.N. report on the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, proves the point."

"Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion."

"In fact, the U.S. military has bent over backwards to respect the religious beliefs of some very dangerous fanatics who want to kill us."

"Liberals believe they own the franchise on minorities and can't stand any Hispanic or black who breaks rank."

"Journalists are supposed to be skeptical, that's what keeps them digging rather than simply accepting the official line, whether it comes from government or corporate bureaucrats."

"Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should remain a requirement for citizenship."

"Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth."

"Less than 8 percent of private sector workers belonged to a union in 2004, and, overall, only 12.5 percent of American workers carry a union card - down from about one-third of workers in labor's heydays in the 1950s."
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