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# Amitai Etzioni

(1929–2023)   Sociologist

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Amitai Etzioni was a sociologist.

## Quick Facts About Amitai Etzioni

Born January 4, 1929

Died May 31, 2023

Profession Sociologist

## About Amitai Etzioni

German-Israeli immigrant to the United States, sociologist and political theorist of communitarianism... \| Amitai Etzioni was an Israeli-American sociologist, best known for his work on socioeconomics and communitarianism. He founded the Communitarian Network, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to supporting the moral, social, and political foundations of society. He established the networ

##  Quotes by Amitai Etzioni

> [The world needs a new global architecture, additional layers of governance, to deal with issues that neither nations nor traditional forms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amitai-etzioni/the-world-needs-a-new-global-architecture-additional-layers-of/)

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> [Our agenda, by necessity, is as complex and encompassing as the problems we face: beware of politicians promising simple solutions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amitai-etzioni/our-agenda-by-necessity-is-as-complex-and-encompassing-as-the/)

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> [It is so much easier to extol the virtues of civility than to talk civilly about the virtues we need to uphold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amitai-etzioni/it-is-so-much-easier-to-extol-the-virtues-of-civility-than-to-talk/)

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