Placing the highest possible value on human life has always been at the very core of our culture.

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The Taliban's perspective on the value of human life is similarly grotesque.

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"The Houston Police Department places the highest value on human life and events like these are tragic and unfortunate for everyone involved, " Chief Charles A. McClelland said in a press release Monday afternoon.

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"There's a form of murder in which you may not have intended to kill, but that you engaged in conduct that had such high death-producing potential and depraved indifference to the value of human life, " Stokes said.

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As China is finding out, this kind of work has a significant downside and is not a sustainable, economic model for countries that value human sustainability and a high-quality of work life.

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