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There are few people in human history whose last names alone are sufficient to conjure up kindness, goodness, wisdom, grace—Mandela, Gandhi, King, Lincoln.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Any starchy side to soak up all the goodness!—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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It is believed that a person who dies on this holy day is viewed as a tzaddik, a person of exceptional righteousness.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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His specialty is now the heedless hero whose certainty about his righteousness drives him to extremes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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Norvell was poached from Nevada to bring normalcy, decency, an exciting offense and success, not necessarily in that order.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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Every question written by him, every edit handled with care, every detail rooted in integrity.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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Spare us the lesson in morality on peace if your goal is escalation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shakur being remembered as a pillar of morality, beauty, and justice that was still, at the end of the day, human with her own emotions, and beauty routines, makes her impact everlastingly powerful.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
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