social conscience
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I am not sure endowing Sonny with a social conscience, presumably intended to point up the material’s contemporary relevance, is an improvement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
A novelist with a sharp social conscience, whether setting her fiction in the present or past, Groff burrows under the bedrock of culture to explore the moral rot underneath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
"They have a social conscience, which is beautiful, which we haven't seen before," Fiennes says.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
“Amy was selfless always, she wanted more for others but never for herself. Generous supporter of worthy causes, she was the social conscience of our family.”
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023
“That’s what social conscience gets you,” Ralf said as he helped Matt climb down.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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