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And there is the fear of an evil reputation; we are afraid of being thought evil, because we do or say some dishonourable thing, which fear we and all men term shame.
Laws 2006
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And it is a man who has known me twenty years and has called me friend, who has taught me the deep meaning of the word shame.
The Plum Tree David Graham Phillips 1889
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But there was, he believed, something more than the feeling which her father described as shame.
The Prime Minister 1876
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But there was, he believed, something more than the feeling which her father described as shame.
The Prime Minister Anthony Trollope 1848
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Complete Self-Appreciation: Alongside fear, it seems that our greatest emotional obstacle to spiritual marturity and authentic power is this feeling we call shame.
WordPress.com News 2008
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Future conservatives will look back on this time and shake their heads in shame.
Axelrod slams Romney 2009
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All of these politicians should hold their heads in shame.
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Wilson and his supporters should hang their collective heads in shame.
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Let the Republicans, Huckabee included, think about what they did to Michael Dukakis about this same issue and hang their heads in shame.
Huckabee: Justice system 'failed miserably' with Clemmons 2009
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Every Republican fighting this much-needed health care bill should hang their heads in shame.
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