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Example sentences for: righteousness

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During the U.S.-Mexican war of 1846–1848 the uncivil treatment of Mexicans and Californios and the public conviction in the righteousness of the war are cited as examples of how Mexico was disrespected by Americans.
)--is terrifying not just because it's sadistic but also because its sadism is suffused with righteousness.
Hindu ethics say that the path to salvation has three principles: righteousness, prosperity honestly achieved, and, not least, pleasure.
And I suddenly thought, "Is this the man I want representing the righteousness of America in a land sacred to billions of Jews, Christians, and Moslems?"
But Blockbuster and other such outfits have, with the help of the MPAA, given themselves a veneer of righteousness while trafficking in the same kind of sleaze as every other entertainment conglomerate.