Social Systems Quotes
28 quotes by 26 authors
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We are, first of all, not solitary creatures and second of all, we are deeply embedded in the lives of others. It's very easy to…
— Nicholas A. Christakis
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But even in the absence of direct interference by those who had the power to interfere, the process was usually aborted by the non-availability of…
— Immanuel Wallerstein
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The redeeming feature of war is that it puts a nation to the test. As exposure to the atmosphere reduces all mummies to instant dissolution,…
— Karl Marx
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We should always settle disputes through dialogue and cooperation, and should not resort to the use or threat of force on the slightest provocation. We…
— Wu Bangguo
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Throughout the world, the family is increasingly under attack. If families fail, many of our political, economic, and social systems will also fail.
— Russell M. Nelson
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The technology is the independent variable, the social system the dependent variable. Social, systems are therefore determined by systems of technology; as the latter change,…
— Leslie White
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Individual talent is too sporadic and unpredictable to be allowed any important part in the organization society. Social systems which endure are built on the…
— Stuart Chase
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We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same…
— Paul Hawken
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Social systems proceed by (usually) covering up the brutalities upon which they are based. The doctor doesn't let you get to his door and then…
— Tyler Cowen
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What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent…
— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
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In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring…
— James Henry Hammond
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Tokenism does not change stereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse.
— Mary Daly
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In restating this basic Christian doctrine, Benedict argues that it is not only for Christians alone. Others may not share the Christian faith in God,…
— Raymond J. de Souza
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We were happy a hundred years ago. We knew that there were exploiters and exploited, wealthy and poor, and we had a perfect idea of…
— Leszek Kolakowski
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Nature is pretty good at networks, self-organizing systems. By contrast, social systems are top-down and hierarchical, from which we draw the basic assumption that organization…
— Nicholas Negroponte
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I don't think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and…
— Fidel Castro
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More important than the material issue . . . the opening of a new, high frontier will challenge the best that is in us .…
— Gerard K. O'Neill
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We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize…
— Aloe Blacc
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In order to survive, all systems must evolve by providing greater and greater access to the currents that flow through them. This applies to all…
— John Hagel
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Fortunately, historians are now beginning to recognise the historic role of Islam as a liberating force for peoples oppressed by the burdens of unjust social…
— Aly Khan
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