Bill O'Reilly

Americans who have parents raised during the Great Depression or World War II understand how drastically things have changed on the home front. My father did not care a whit whether I liked him, and it would have been unthinkable for him to pick up my stuff. There were rules in the house, and they were enforced.

American Journalist

Charles Kennedy

During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.

British Politician

Madam C. J. Walker

This is the greatest country under the sun. But we must not let our love of country, our patriotic loyalty, cause us to abate one whit in our protest against wrong and injustice.

American Activist

Wayne LaPierre

Elites don't care not one whit about school children. If they truly cared, what they would do is protect them.

When stressing how little you care or value something, 'whit' emphasizes its insignificance.

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'Whit' is often used in negative statements to highlight the absence of something.

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'Whit' is typically used to point out a surprisingly small amount, contrary to expectations.

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 after he got laid off from GE. And you have to think that the stress of not knowing what you're going to do, and where the good paychecks are going to come from, that had to be a contributing factor. I don't think they give one whit about the worker. I don't think they give one whit about the community that the workers are in.

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