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Kant’s conception of dignity is indebted to Cicero and the Roman conception of dignitas, according to which dignity is an elevated position or rank. The Roman dignitas is a complicated notion that has further connotations, e.g. worthiness, duties and privileges. Many of these are reflected in present-day usage, as when one speaks of a ‘dignitary’ or behaving with dignity. However, the additional connotations are not essential to dignitas.
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Our worst enemies are not the radical moslims or the terrorists of Islamic State (IS), our worst enemies are our own politicians who collaborate with Islam. Cicero knew: “A nation can survive its fools but it cannot survive treason from within.
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