Community Quote by Edward Abbey

The society is the extension of the individual. If the individual is greedy, cruel, merciless, egoistic, etc. so it will be the society.

— Samael Aun Weor

A society is a group whose members have more relationships with one another then they do with outsiders.

— Carroll Quigley

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less…

— Mark Twain

A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort ... is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together…

— Ayn Rand

We feel crowded by other people; we feel crowded by social rules; we feel crowded by ourselves, mainly.

— Frederick Lenz

A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort, or enslaves him, or attempts to limit the freedom of his mind,…

— Ayn Rand

A society which discards those who are weak and non-productive risks exaggerating the development of reason, organisation, aggression and the desire to dominate. It…

— Jean Vanier

Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a dishonest minority;…

— Bruce Schneier

A society whose principles are acquisition, profit, and property produces a social character oriented around having, and once the dominant pattern is established, nobody…

— Erich Fromm

“A civilized society is formed when every individual in that society are bound to obey the rules and regulation which is for the benefit…

— Santosh Kalwar

Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or…

— Victor Hugo

The ideal society can be described, quite simply, as that in which no man has the power of means to coerce others.

— Edward Abbey