| We seem to be confronted in these films by the masochistic pleasure women take in their own self-sacrifice or renunciation. |
| The market economy invests heavily in and rewards individualism, not self-sacrifice and altruism, the lifeblood of the family. |
| He almost undoubtedly saved his wife's life, but the price he paid for this act of bravery and self-sacrifice was horrific. |
| If that smacks of the antiquated language of retired generals, call it altruism and self-sacrifice. |
| It is about dedication and self-sacrifice to the ideal of national freedom. |
| Increasingly, these seem the desperate words of self-surrender and self-sacrifice. |
