"Socialism is not a science, a sociology in……" — Emile Durkheim

"Socialism is not a science, a sociology in miniature: it is a cry of pain."

— Emile Durkheim

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64 Quotes by Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim has 64 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A social fact is every way of acting, fixed or not, capable of exercising on the individual an external constraint;…
An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be…
Man is only a moral being because he lives in society, since morality consists in solidarity with the group, and…
Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which…
The first and most fundamental rule is: Consider social facts as things.
Each victim of suicide gives his act a personal stamp which expresses his temperament, the special conditions in which he…
Our excessive tolerance with regard to suicide is due to the fact that, since the state of mind from which…
Man's characteristic privilege is that the bond he accepts is not physical but moral; that is, social. He is governed…
Even one well-made observation will be enough in many cases, just as one well-constructed experiment often suffices for the establishment…
The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings.
For a long time it has been known that the first systems of representations with which men have pictured to…
Science cannot describe individuals, but only types. If human societies cannot be classified, they must remain inaccessible to scientific description.

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Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great. — Lance Armstrong
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or… — Abigail Adams
People can cry much easier than they can change. — James A. Baldwin
I cry a lot, you know. Which is very difficult for a man to recognise, but I do. I cry… — Antonio Banderas
It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto non-existent blindingly obvious. The cry 'I could have thought… — Douglas Adams
I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name.… — Joey Lauren Adams
The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. — Charles Baudelaire
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry. — Pierre Beaumarchais
Crying is really bad for your vocal cords. — Adele
It is not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying. — Ingrid Bergman
Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if… — Ambrose Bierce

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