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self-respect

noun as in belief in own integrity

noun as in self-esteem

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How do I keep my self-respect and continue to communicate with him?

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Casualties are extensive, and may include the last vestiges of this nation’s dignity and self-respect.

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How does “the papa,” the upholder of tradition, as the musical’s opening number spells out, maintain his self-respect, if not his authority?

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But she’s earning bank by sending a message of self-respect to her audience.

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I think the founding fathers assumed that people would have more ambition and self-respect than any Republican in Congress has managed to muster so far.

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