moral rectitude
Example Sentences
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It was superb theatre, with the added benefit of moral rectitude.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023
Tutu, a Nobel Peace prize winner widely revered across racial and cultural divides in South Africa for his moral rectitude and principled fight against white-minority rule, died on Sunday aged 90.
From Reuters • Dec. 30, 2021
And so to the degree that Edward is an … Edwardian … I like him for being extremely, like, well-read and intelligent and piano-playing and concerned about moral rectitude and such.
From Slate • Aug. 7, 2020
He was the inventor of “Realpolitik”: a political philosophy that insisted on being completely pragmatic and realistic, rather than pursuing empty goals like “glory” or pulling punches in the name of moral rectitude.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
But these noble sons have too much moral rectitude to sell their consciences for clothes or gold.
From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Packard, Elizabeth Parsons Ware
