compassion
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The video led lawmakers in Quebec voted unanimously to demand his resignation, and Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he and the company’s board should be held accountable for a lapse in judgment and compassion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“When we look at each other through the eyes of compassion, we can dialogue, we can love, we can forgive, and we can treat each other as human beings.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
By simply telling us that compassion is possible without depicting the subtleties of human growth, “I Swear” functions more like an educational drama than a portrait of how to make real-life change.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
The sad saga of a humpback whale stranded a month ago on the German coast has sparked a flood of compassion but also a media frenzy, angry spats, conspiracy theories and death threats.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
“Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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