Among Soviet writers, moral dissidence has a long and honorable tradition.

There's a long and honorable operatic tradition of mounting vehicles for big stars.

There is in fact a long and honorable tradition of Americans setting off to Japan to play baseball.

"Fish has a long and honorable tradition, but I'm not fixing that tonight."

In fact, some might call it an honorable tradition.

Pacifism is an honorable tradition, and its adherents can speak for themselves.

If that's not an honorable tradition, I don't know what is.

"His resignation is in the honorable tradition of accepting responsibility."

They see themselves as political activists following an honorable tradition of protest - even at great risk to themselves.

Some of its organizations had long and honorable tactical traditions.