conscience
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May I suggest a workshop on growing a conscience?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Where has our conscience gone as a society?”
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
However, French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont described Turk on Friday as " a voice of conscience" who demonstrated "rigor and impartiality" during his first term.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
No viable model can leave everyone alone to follow his or her conscience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
That said and duly recorded on one portion of his soul, Jefferson concurred that a diplomatic leak of that message satisfied his conscience.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, for example, brought together Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish Americans who opposed the war because it violated the nation’s ideals and religious consciences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The French film legend says that the most important thing for her about a film "is that it changes lives, changes people's consciences."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
They successfully argued that the ban burdened their consciences and violated their religious freedom.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
Mrs Cox prefers to appeal to parents' consciences, pointing out just a few missed days could put pupils behind in reading or maths.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
They drafted a message to the white delegates, calling it a “moral appeal to the hearts and consciences of the people of our State.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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