Human society Quote by Ezra Stiles

Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.

— Chuck Hagel

“The study of human institutions is always a search for the most tolerable imperfections.”

— Richard Allen Epstein

“Modern society, the political body, the legal and judiciary system, the state of governance, capitalism and the very fabric of the society itself, including…

— Bryant McGill

That man is formed for social life is an observation which, upon our first inquiry, presents itself immediately to our view, and our reason…

— Joseph Warren

“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

Let us hold fast the great truth, that communities are responsible, as well as individuals; that no government is respectable which is not just.…

— Daniel Webster

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well…

— David Hume

Opinion, whether well or ill-founded, is the governing principle of human affairs

— Alexander Hamilton

“People and their values are almost infinitely diverse, and people will never agree on many elements of social arrangements that might be subjected to…

— Robert Higgs

Democratic institutions are based on a reality of human nature: that those with power, however benign or even noble their intentions, will do what…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion…

— James Madison

“In casting our eyes over the world, it is extremely easy to distinguish the governments which have arisen out of society, or out of…

— Thomas Paine