In other governments, these fundamental decencies of liberty rest upon the conscience of the legislature.

The development of peace in the world is dependent similarly on the acceptance by nations of certain fundamental decencies in their relations with each other.

The development of civilization and of human welfare is based on the acceptance by individuals of certain fundamental decencies in their relations with each other.

In the matter of her sharp insistence on drawn blinds at night, domestic privacy seemed to be one of the fundamental decencies of life-simplythat!