A Quote by Bill O'Reilly

The measure of a decent human being is how he or she treats the defenseless.

Bill O'Reilly

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Bill O'Reilly
American - Journalist
Born: September 10, 1949

I have heard it said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats those who have hurt it. I think a further measure is how it treats those who deeply disappoint it.

Mark Goulston

Being around Lily Tomlin has been great, how she treats people, how she handles herself, how she goes about interpreting her character or deciding how the comedy should work.

Baron Vaughn

I might be botching this quote but I agree with the idea that a measure of society is not how it treats its most powerful but how it treats its most vulnerable, including the poor and incarcerated and - I would add to that - the people whose ideas are not currently in favor.

Shepard Fairey

I'm very cognizant of the image that's being put out there and the way in which people perceive me. I'm honored and flattered that they see me as being a decent human being. I try my best to be a decent human being, but I fall short of the mark like we all do on a regular basis.

Sterling K. Brown

My, I like Judy Holliday! She looks like a Monet model. And she's so - so defenseless. I like defenseless people. They're the best.

Katharine Hepburn

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.

Chen Guangcheng

I always say that if she treats her kids half as good as she treats the dogs, they'll be in great shape.

Mike Fisher

One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals.

Mahatma Gandhi

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Samuel Johnson

The accurate measure of a human being is what he or she actually gets done.

George Lois

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members

Mahatma Gandhi

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

Ann Landers

A business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top.

Frances O'Grady

The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.

Glenn Greenwald

You ultimately judge the civility of a society not by how it treats the rich, the powerful, the protected and the highly esteemed, but by how it treats the poor, the disfavored and the disadvantaged.