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Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University, will delivered the Sorensen Lecture at Yale Divinity School on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017.Yale Divinity School’s Margaret Lindquist Sorensen Lectureship was established in 1978 by a gift from her son, Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen, ’62 B.D., to provide an annual lecture on politics and ethics.

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loftiness majesty merit nobleness perfection propriety rank regard renown seemliness significance solemnity splendor standing state stateliness station sublimity worth worthiness dishonor evil immorality indecency insignificance unimportance bad manners worthlessness lowliness caliber ability appetency capability competence constitution dignity endowment essence faculty force gifts habilitation nature parts power scope strength talent value ineptness impotence disadvantage lack incompetence inadequacy weakness inability classicism Atticism Ciceronianism Hellenism aesthetic principle balance clarity class classicalism conventional formality elegance excellence finish formal style formality grand style high art lucidity neoclassicism nobility objectivity polish proportion pure taste purity rationalism refinement rhythm severity simplicity sobriety symmetry crudeness unevenness imbalance disproportion composure accord aplomb assurance calm contentment control cool cool head coolheadedness coolness dispassion ease equanimity equilibrium even temper evenness fortitude harmony imperturbability inexcitability levelheadedness moderation nonchalance peace of mind placidity presence of mind quiet quietude repose sang-froid sedateness self-assurance self-control self-possession serenity stability tranquility arousal wildness loudness disagreement turbulence upset excitement discomposure noise violence instability disturbance agitation notability position repute start rise origin cause beginning source inception commencement accomplishment aestheticism art capacity civilization courtesy cultivation delicacy discrimination dress enlightenment erudition experience fashion gentility good taste improvement kindness learning manners perception politeness practice proficiency savoir-faire science skill tact training urbanity tactlessness rudeness impoliteness inelegance roughness clumsiness hurt harm coarseness inexperience ignorance cultures Dignity Jazz Cabbage octadic octagonal 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Jazz Cabbage World decency decorum grace grandeur greatness honor morality poise prestige quality respectability self-respect stature status virtue address cachet character consequence courtliness culture distinction elevation eminence ethics etiquette glory gravity hauteur importance loftiness majesty merit nobleness perfection propriety rank regard renown seemliness significance solemnity splendor standing state stateliness station sublimity worth worthiness dishonor evil immorality indecency insignificance unimportance bad manners worthlessness lowliness caliber ability appetency capability competence constitution dignity endowment essence faculty force gifts habilitation nature parts power scope strength talent value ineptness impotence disadvantage lack incompetence inadequacy weakness inability classicism Atticism Ciceronianism Hellenism aesthetic principle balance clarity class classicalism conventional formality elegance excellence finish formal style formality grand style high art lucidity neoclassicism nobility objectivity polish proportion pure taste purity rationalism refinement rhythm severity simplicity sobriety symmetry crudeness unevenness imbalance disproportion composure accord aplomb assurance calm contentment control cool cool head coolheadedness coolness dispassion ease equanimity equilibrium even temper evenness fortitude harmony imperturbability inexcitability levelheadedness moderation nonchalance peace of mind placidity presence of mind quiet quietude repose sang-froid sedateness self-assurance self-control self-possession serenity stability tranquility arousal wildness loudness disagreement turbulence upset excitement discomposure noise violence instability disturbance agitation notability position repute start rise origin cause beginning source inception commencement accomplishment aestheticism art capacity civilization courtesy cultivation delicacy discrimination dress enlightenment erudition experience fashion gentility good taste improvement kindness learning manners perception politeness practice proficiency savoir-faire science skill tact training urbanity tactlessness rudeness impoliteness inelegance roughness clumsiness hurt harm coarseness inexperience ignorance cultures Dignity Jazz Cabbage authority due process honesty integrity law right truth amends appeal authorization charter code compensation consideration correction credo creed decree equity evenness hearing impartiality judicatory judicature justness legality legalization legitimacy litigation penalty reasonableness recompense rectitude redress reparation review rule sanction sentence constitutionality fair play fair treatment legal process square deal corruption dishonesty falsehood award refusal reward illegality injustice lawlessness partiality unfairness judge court umpire magistrate chancellor bar bench court of justice forum justice kangaroo court law court seat of judgment session tribunal democracy commonwealth egalitarianism emancipation equalitarianism equality freedom liberal government representative government republic suffrage disinterest detachment disinterestedness dispassion dispassionateness equitableness fair-mindedness impartialness neutrality nonpartisanship objectiveness objectivity rightfulness rightness bias Justice Jazz Cabbage confinement jail lockup penitentiary bastille can clink cooler dungeon guardhouse keep pen reformatory slammer stockade penal institution statesville up the river big house big cage big school brig calaboose city hotel coop correctional institution detention facility house of correction house of detention icebox joint prison tank the river enclosure asylum aviary bowl building cage camp cell close coliseum corral court courtyard den garden ghetto hutch pale park patch place plot pound precinct quad quadrangle region room stadium sty vault walk yard zone open enclosures book confine constrain detain hold immure impound imprison lock up put away put behind bars put on ice railroad 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claim freedom immunity interest license power priority advantage appanage birthright comeuppance desert deserving due exemption favor franchise liberty merit permission perquisite preference prerogative title disadvantage disfavor corruption immorality injustice unfairness unjustness wrong integrity independence righteousness good truth propriety straight correctness uprightness lawfulness reason virtue goodness equity emancipation rightness properness honor rectitude legality enfranchisement wickedness dishonor unsuitableness impropriety dishonesty evil subordination repair square rectify redress restore overhaul doctor adjust emend mend recondition scrub vindicate launder reconstruct reward amend straighten patch settle recompense debug balance fix up pick up go straight clean up compensate for dial back do justice fiddle with make up for put in place put right recalibrate set straight set upright shape up sort out straighten out turn around move upset confuse hurt break punish harm worsen ruin injure destroy damage civil liberty Four Freedoms God-given right civil rights constitutional freedom constitutional rights freedom from fear freedom from want freedom of expression freedom of religion freedom of speech freedom of worship political liberty rights civil right God-given rights civil liberties freedoms freedoms of citizens human rights legal rights natural rights rights of citizenship unalienable rights dibs dueness entitlement preemptive declaration privilege request be in line for compensation deserts guerdon merits need payment rate repayment reprisal retaliation retribution revenge right satisfaction vengeance what is coming to one sympathy pardon forgiveness satisfa penalty right? 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