humanism
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But his morality is not guided by ethics, humanism or respect for the common good.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
The United States’ unique brand of humanism, with its emphasis on the individual and risk-taking, has shaped a form of free-market capitalism that continues to drive progress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
“To divorce sexuality from humanism and personality is a mistake,” the late therapist Joy Browne, who then hosted a San Francisco radio show, told Newsweek in 1982.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024
In the more than four decades since Lennon’s death, Ono has continued to create works steeped in humanism and cries for peace.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
Only such real, meaningful actions as those which are sincerely motivated from a deep sense of humanism and moral responsibility can get at the basic causes that produce the racial explosions in America today.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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