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What is the trait you most deplore in others?

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Barack Obama 44th President of the United States, 2009–2017; United States Senator from Illinois 2005–2008
The thing actually that I most dislike is cruelty. I can't stand cruel people. And if I see people doing something mean to somebody else, just to make themselves feel important it really gets me mad.
Recorded Barbara Walters, ABC News 20/20, broadcast 23 December 2011, 22 December 2011 source ↗
Malala Yousafzai Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
I hate it when my little brothers don't close their mouths when they're eating.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2019 source ↗
Keir Starmer
Disrespect. My dad was a toolmaker and worked in a factory all his life, and he felt looked down on, and it really affected him. And so all my life I’ve loathed disrespect and valued respect.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2023 source ↗

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