Social Institutions Quotes

31 Social Institutions quotes by unique 24 authors

Only our deep moral values and our strong social institutions can hold back that jungle and restrain the darker impulses of human nature. — Ronald Reagan
The beginning of civilisation is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of preserving… — Humphry Davy
We are confronted by the appearance of social institutions unintentionally created, vital for the welfare of society, which are not the result of reasoned planning — Carl Menger
Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a… — Ferdinand de Saussure
Corporations are social institutions. If they don't serve society, they have no business existing — Henry Mintzberg
Our big social institutions do not reflect human nature; they distort it. — Edward Abbey
In social institutions, the whole is always less than the sum of its parts. There will never be a state as good as its people,… — Edward Abbey
Female heterosexuality is not a biological drive or an individual women's erotic attraction or attachment to another human animal which happens to be male. Female… — Marilyn Frye
Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, — John Rawls
The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the… — Christopher Dawson
Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or… — John Rawls
I see myself as a social conservative, but I think that there are lots of social institutions that produce beneficial reforms, like public hospitals, for… — Tony Abbott
The universe appears to me like an immense, inexorable torture-gardenâ€¦Passions, greed, hatred, and lies; social institutions, justice, love, glory, heroism, and religion: these are its… — Octave Mirbeau
I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that… — Andrew Eldritch
In its pursuit of justice for a segment of society, in disregard of the consequences for society as a whole, what is called 'social justice'… — Thomas Sowell
We do not need to invent sustainable human communities. We can learn from societies that have lived sustainably for centuries. We can also model communities… — Fritjof Capra
It is intended to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with… — Raphael Lemkin
No job is more vital to our society than that of the manager. It is the manager who determines whether our social institutions serve us… — Henry Mintzberg
There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions… — Paula Gunn Allen
A sustainable human community is designed in such a manner that its ways of life, technologies, and social institutions honor, support, and cooperate with nature's… — Fritjof Capra

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