He trusted in man's basic goodness rather than focusing on the darker, irrational side of human nature.

He added, "You have to help them reconstruct the things they used to believe in that don't make sense anymore, like the basic goodness of humanity."

I do know their basic goodness, though, and that if you ever befriend one, you're friends forever.

They have faith in the basic goodness of their organizations, want to do the right thing, don't want to hurt others.

I thought you believed in the basic goodness of people.

His was the voice of decency and reason, a man whose clearly defined basic goodness came through to all the delegates who dealt with him.

You'd want to preserve that basic goodness and embrace your legacy.

Above all it's a story about basic goodness.

Despite her difficult childhood, she always upheld a belief in the basic goodness of man.

They believe in the basic goodness of the world and of the people in it.