Societies Quotes

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Because men, compared to male chimps, have such relatively small testicles (large testicles indicate a species where many males mate, one after the other, with… — Carl Sagan
Actually, there is a sense in which polygynous marriage has not been the historical norm - even where polygyny is permitted, multiple wives are generally… — Robert Wright
How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound Him in red tape that they practically ask Him… — Charles Studd
When in many societies, fathers are usually known by their sons, I am one of the few fathers who is known by his daughter, and… — Ziauddin Yousafzai
Civilization is a disease produced by the practice of building societies with rotten material. — George Bernard Shaw
In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions:… — Gabrielle Roth
I know that societies often have killed people who have helped to change those societies. And if I can die having brought any light, having… — Malcolm X
The Western societies which espouse free market capitalism survive by the pursuit of greed and, in their own way, like Communism, throw into leadership men… — Davis McCaughey
I certainly don't object to [writers] trying to imagine the lives of other societies, but you have to do it with a certain amount of… — Michael Dorris
...no matter how complex or affluent, human societies are nothing but subsystems of the biosphere, the Earth's thin veneer of life, which is ultimately run… — Vaclav Smil
Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the… — Jacques Chirac
It will be said that great societies cannot exist without government. — Thomas Jefferson
Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they… — Kofi Annan
No piecemeal solution is going to prevent the collapse of whole societies and ecosystems ... a radical re-thinking of our values, priorities and political systems… — Maude Barlow
We must look towards societies that set a high value on nonaggression and noncompetitive ness, and therefore handle conflicts by nonviolent means. We can see… — Elise M. Boulding
Even people who are aware that the traditional family farm has been taken over by big business interests, and that some questionable experiments go on… — Peter Singer
It can be argued that rapists deserve to be raped, that mutilators deserve to be mutilated. Most societies, however, refrain from responding in this way… — Unknown Author
Seditious libel is the doctrine that flourished in England during and after the Star Chamber. It is the hallmark of closed societies throughout the world.… — Unknown Author
If the Americans would only take all the money they have spent on this war (Iraq), and spend it like Soros has done on civil… — Orhan Pamuk
We of the richer societies, who have had access to more energy than we have the experience to wield intelligently are making decisions we are… — Alfred W. Crosby

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