Societies Quotes

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In most societies birth has been an experience in whichwomen draw together to help each other and reinforce bonds in the community. Now that eradication… — Sheila Kitzinger
There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard thing… — David Kay
Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes. — Henry George
There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism. — Maajid Nawaz
In traditional societies, nature was seen as oneâ€™s wife, but the modern West turned it into a prostitute. — Seyyed Hossein Nasr
The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs on… — Mark Slouka
The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented. — Karen Kain
When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and… — Natan Sharansky
Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule. — Gene Sharp
Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human… — Armstrong Williams
A social problem is one that concerns the way in which people live together in one society. A racial problem is a problem which confronts… — Pauline Hanson
All societies, ancient or modern, primitive or sophisticated, have guided themselves by values and goals rooted in the experience of 'deep intuition'. — Willis Harman
Childhood is not merely basic training for utilitarian adulthood. It should have some claims upon our mercy, not for its future value to the economic… — Jonathan Kozol
Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of… — William Eldridge Odom
It is strange to hear people talk of Humanitarianism, who are members of societies for the prevention of cruelty to children and animals, and who… — Unknown Author
However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we remain at the bottom convinced that in human… — Eric Hoffer
In an increasingly connected world it is less likely that a few people 'manage' everyone else. The new environment requires a shift in the organization… — Bill Drayton
I thank Missio, (Pontifical Mission Societies), the primary instruments for cooperation in the universal Church's universal mission in the world. Through their action, the proclamation… — Pope Benedict XVI
And, indeed, what little of beauty and peace is to be found in the societies of men is owing to the daily performance of small… — Rabindranath Tagore
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. Liberty is not… — H. L. Mencken

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