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title: "24 Political Social Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 24 Political Social quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Political Social sayings and thoughts."
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> [Journalism is a way of voicing opinion, of participating in the political, social, or cultural debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-vargas-llosa/journalism-is-a-way-of-voicing-opinion-of-participating-in-the/)

[Mario Vargas Llosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-vargas-llosa/)

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> [In political and social analysis, we still have not cut off the head of the king.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-foucault/in-political-and-social-analysis-we-still-have-not-cut-off-the-head/)

[Michel Foucault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-foucault/)

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> [The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aung-san-suu-kyi/the-democracy-process-provides-for-political-and-social-change/)

[Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aung-san-suu-kyi/)

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> [I've always been a big fan of political and social satire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-perri/i-ve-always-been-a-big-fan-of-political-and-social-satire/)

[Camille Perri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camille-perri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/camille-perri-15748_always_i-ve-always-been-a-big-fan-of-political_1298504.jpg)

> [The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-best-political-social-and-spiritual-work-we-can-do-is-to-withdraw/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Political and social change is always a stagger-step process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-sparks/political-and-social-change-is-always-a-stagger-step-process/)

[Hal Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/hal-sparks-13442_always_political-and-social-change-is-always-a_2138997.png)

> [Hip Hop can be a very effective way to reach young people and teach them about current political and social issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/hip-hop-can-be-a-very-effective-way-to-reach-young-people-and-teach/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

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> [People in my world can be disdainful of political and social problems and solutions. But we're never going to stop needing those.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-munroe/people-in-my-world-can-be-disdainful-of-political-and-social-problems/)

[Randall Munroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-munroe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/randall-munroe-4800_never_people-in-my-world-can-be-disdainful-of_734457.png)

> [Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/today-the-general-masses-in-this-society-are-in-this-political-social/)

[Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/ai-weiwei-824_become-rich_today-the-general-masses-in-this-society_2763709.png)

> [Inequality is not so much a cause of economic, political, and social processes as a consequence. Some of these processes are good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angus-deaton/inequality-is-not-so-much-a-cause-of-economic-political-and-social/)

[Angus Deaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angus-deaton/)

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> [What to do about climate change is political, it's social, and it's moral, which is one of the reasons the scientific community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-oreskes/what-to-do-about-climate-change-is-political-it-s-social-and-it-s/)

[Naomi Oreskes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-oreskes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/naomi-oreskes-16659_asks_what-to-do-about-climate-change-is-polit_1330340.jpg)

> [Without banging a drum or getting on a soap box, there are always ebbs and tides in this country in terms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/without-banging-a-drum-or-getting-on-a-soap-box-there-are-always-ebbs/)

[James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/)

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> [In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-wilde/in-2012-i-see-the-potential-for-people-to-come-together-huge-moments/)

[Olivia Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-wilde/)

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> [Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-sparks/political-and-social-change-is-always-a-stagger-step-process-one-step/)

[Hal Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/hal-sparks-13442_always_political-and-social-change-is-always-a_496961.png)

> [With the polarization of points of view around significant political and social issues, sports is a place where people can sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-skipper/with-the-polarization-of-points-of-view-around-significant-political/)

[John Skipper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-skipper/)

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> [Photography is the only “language” understood in all parts of the world, and bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-gernsheim/photography-is-the-only-language-understood-in-all-parts-of-the-world/)

[Helmut Gernsheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-gernsheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/helmut-gernsheim-49333_conditions_photography-is-the-only-language-underst_714201.jpg)

> [Society has to get a grip and put a tax on carbon. Of course, there is much that flows from that, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/society-has-to-get-a-grip-and-put-a-tax-on-carbon-of-course-there-is/)

[Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/richard-rogers-9562_about_society-has-to-get-a-grip-and-put-a-tax_1770191.jpg)

> [I don't think my comedy is that political. It's more social. But whatever. When you make comedy and you do stand-up, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-rock/i-don-t-think-my-comedy-is-that-political-it-s-more-social-but/)

[Chris Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-rock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/chris-rock-767_comedy_i-don-t-think-my-comedy-is-that-politica_783474.jpg)

> [An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-mcdevitt/an-optimist-is-somebody-who-thinks-our-various-political-and-social/)

[Jack McDevitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-mcdevitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/jack-mcdevitt-8429_benefits_an-optimist-is-somebody-who-thinks-our-v_1111169.jpg)

> [It is also in despair of being able to understand or make any productive contribution to the highly organised chaos of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/it-is-also-in-despair-of-being-able-to-understand-or-make-any/)

[Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/alan-watts-587_abandon_it-is-also-in-despair-of-being-able-to-u_1826361.jpg)

> [Political and social events must also be effective, but not in a very obvious fashion. But political confusion and prolonged peace undoubtedly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-desmond-bernal/political-and-social-events-must-also-be-effective-but-not-in-a-very/)

[John Desmond Bernal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-desmond-bernal/)

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> [Political and social history are in my view two aspects of the same process. Social life loses half its interest and political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-m-powicke/political-and-social-history-are-in-my-view-two-aspects-of-the-same/)

[F. M. Powicke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-m-powicke/)

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> [There's bad apples in whatever way you want to group people - doesn't matter if it's religious, political or social. The big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/there-s-bad-apples-in-whatever-way-you-want-to-group-people-doesn-t/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/charles-de-lint-1481_apples_there-s-bad-apples-in-whatever-way-you-w_584726.png)

> [Enlightenment is not about being political. It is not a social club. Ashrams often turn into that, I know. Societies of enlightenment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/enlightenment-is-not-about-being-political-it-is-not-a-social-club/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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