Societies Quotes

629 Societies quotes by 480 unique authors

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies,… — Michael Mandelbaum
In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts… — Taslima Nasrin
It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is within the family… — Kofi Annan
It has unfortunately now become a habit for so many generations, that it has almost passed into an instinct throughout the Jewish body, to rely… — Hilaire Belloc
Many journalists are influenced by a myopic multiculturalism that is suspicious of anything Western, while giving the benefit of the doubt to non-Western societies. — Nancy Pearcey
I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time. — Sally Quinn
When I used to teach civil procedure as a law professor, I would begin the year by telling my students that 'civil procedure is the… — Anne-Marie Slaughter
Societies depend on agreed rules. — John Maynard Smith
We are in the twilight of this earth. The societies and civilizations of human beings will not endure much longer because of their abuses of… — Frederick Lenz
Societies on this planet are based upon fear, not upon love. The strong dominate the weak. — Frederick Lenz
Nature soothes us. Nature heals us, and something more, the woods are a place of power. Any woods that are still surviving on this planet,… — Frederick Lenz
In a world of democracies, in a world where the great projects that have set humanity on fire are the projects of the emancipation of… — Roberto Unger
Those who have heard or read anything from me on the subject, know that one of the principal points insisted on is, the forming of… — Josiah Warren
Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies. — Lawrence Lessig
Everybody feels like an outcast because the world is so large and every fingerprint is so vastly different from one another, and yet we have… — Ezra Miller
Crime fiction is the fiction of social history. Societies get the crimes they deserve. — Denise Mina
Our political parties exist for no other reason than to win power; they are not ideological debating societies designed to present a particular political philosophy… — Tom Wicker
All societies are historical. — Raymond Queneau
If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of human… — William Greider
Creativity and innovation always builds on the past. The past always tries to control the creativity that builds upon it. Free societies enable the future… — Lawrence Lessig

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