Man's Dignity

Interesting quote,

The dignity of being human, rooted in the dignity of life itself and flourishing in a manner seemingly issuing only in human pride, completes itself and stands tallest when we bow our heads and lift our hearts in recognition of powers greater than our own. The fullest dignity of the godlike animal is realized in its acknowledgment and celebration of the divine.

Leon R. Kass, Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, served from 2001 through 2005 as chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics. Source: AEI Newsletter, "Defending Human Dignity," American Enterprise Institute, March 1, 2007, excerpted from a presentation at the 2006-2007 Bradley Lectures on Feb 5, 2007; http://www.aei.org/publication25657.