Societies Quotes
629 Societies quotes by 480 unique authors
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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
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What were the relations between the Jews and the secret societies? That is not easy to elucidate, for we lack reliable evidence. Obviously they did…
— Bernard Lazare
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Trust is a social good to be protected just as much as the air we breathe or the water we drink. When it is damaged,…
— Sissela Bok
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I think it is better for societies if no one dominates forever.
— Jean Louis
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Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.
— Natan Sharansky
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Which other major religion is based on the Godhead incarnate being whipped, tacked to a cross, stabbed? Only the Marquis de Sade could have made…
— Gore Vidal
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In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it.
— John J. Sweeney
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As to the origin of civil Societies or Governments; the Author of our Being, has given Man a Nature to be fitted for, and disposed…
— Abraham J. Williams
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Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion…
— Gary Gygax
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Man is a historical being : The realisations of the powers of human individuals living at any one time takes the cooperation of many generations…
— John Rawls
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The problem is this. The spread of markets outpaces the ability of societies and their political systems to adjust to them, let alone to guide…
— Kofi Annan
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The welfare and the future of our societies depend on our capacity to remain mobilized so as to improve the health of every mother and…
— Unknown Author
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On this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. And let us redouble…
— Ban Ki-moon
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Displaced societies are of value. Their issues are our issues.
— Cynthia Basinet
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Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.
— George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
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Citizens of the democratic societies should undertake a course of intellectual self defense to protect themselves from manipulation and control, and to lay the basis…
— Noam Chomsky
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This is an age of intellectual sauces, of essence, of distillation. We have conclusions without deductions, abridgments of history and abridgments of science without leading…
— Benjamin Haydon
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You could make a good case that the history of social life is about the history of the technology of memory. That social order and…
— Eben Moglen
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It is quite possible that societies - much like individuals - collectively repress information, concepts, and ideas which would produce high anxiety levels if dealt…
— Wilson Bryan Key
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Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude…
— Henry James Sumner Maine
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