Societies Quotes

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What matters is abuse, and how it is anchored in a religion that denies women their rights as humans. What matters is that atrocities against… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. Itâ€™s what propels societies forward. — Melinda Gates
Empathy is one of our highest human skills and holds families and societies together. Feeling connected to other people is probably the deepest satisfaction we… — Unknown Author
Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not vie for our… — E. O. Wilson
...we may be able to prove conclusively that all men are born with potentially brilliant intellects...and that the source of cultural creativity is the consciousness… — John Blacking
We must ask why apparently general musical abilities should be restricted to a chosen few in societies supposed to be culturally more advanced. Does cultural… — John Blacking
It is a quite remarkable fact that the great religions of the most civilized peoples are more deeply fraught with sadness than the simpler beliefs… — Emile Durkheim
No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than the United States, and few societies are more intellectually aware… — Christopher Dawson
There are poor societies which have too little; but where is the rich society that says: 'Halt! We have enough'? There is none. — E F Schumacher
Is it permitted for Catholics to be present at, or to take part in, conventions, gatherings, meetings, or societies of non-Catholics which aim to associate… — Pope Pius X
Marriage is a core institution of societies throughout the world and throughout history. Its something that has provided permanence and stability for our very social… — David Vitter
Societies need rules that make no sense for individuals. For example, it makes no difference whether a single car drives on the left or on… — Marvin Minsky
The most threatened group in human societies as in animal societies is the unmated male: the unmated male is more likely to wind up in… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
To be human, at the most profound level, is to encounter honestly the inescapable circumstances that constrain us, yet muster the courage to struggle compassionately… — Cornel West
Armed with all the powers, enjoying all the wealth they owe to science, our societies are still trying to practice and to teach systems of… — Jacques Monod
People do not consciously and rationally choose the form of their society. Societies develop through processes of social evolution that are not under rational human… — Theodore Kaczynski
While all societies make their own imaginaries (institutions, laws, traditions, beliefs and behaviors), autonomous societies are those that their members are aware of this fact,… — Cornelius Castoriadis
Brethren, do something; do something, do something! While societies and unions make constitutions, let us win souls. I pray you, be men of action all… — Charles Spurgeon
Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. — Unknown Author
We form an association of brothers in all points of the globe ... yet there is one unseen that can hardly be felt, yet it… — Giuseppe Mazzini

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