"The success of a society is to be……" — Amartya Sen
"The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy."
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49 Quotes by Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen has 49 quotes on this site.
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we must go on fighting for basic education for all, but also emphasize the importance of the content of education.…
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The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are…
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I attempted to see famines as broad "economic" problems (concentrating on how people can buy food, or otherwise get entitled…
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The best hope for peace in the world lies in the simple but far-reaching recognition that we all have many…
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But once we recognize that many ideas that are taken to be quintessentially Western have also flourished in other civilizations,…
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Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.
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Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical…
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A society can be Pareto optimal and still perfectly disgusting.
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Unceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all it's many forms. Dwell peacefully as…
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The notion of human right builds on our shared humanity. These rights are not derived from the citizenship of any…
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If a theory of justice is to guide reasoned choice of policies, strategies or institutions, then the identification of fully…
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Development requires major source of unfreedom: poverty as well as tyranny, poor economic opportunities as well as systematic social deprivation,…
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