Community Quote by Will Durant

Out of every hundred new ideas ninety-nine or more will probably be inferior to the traditional responses which they propose to replace. No one…

— Anonymous

“Highly organized complex societies are delicate machines. It does not take much to bring them to ruin. ‘For want of a nail…the kingdom was…

— Paul Kriwaczek

Every few hundred years in Western history there occurs a sharp transformation. Within a few short decades, society - its worldview, its basic values,…

— Peter Drucker

“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

“an even deeper level of human consciousness. Such vicious circles can go on for centuries and even millennia, perpetuating an imagined hierarchy that sprang…

— Yuval Noah Harari

It is likewise to be observed that this society hath a peculiar chant and jargon of their own, that no other mortal can understand,…

— Jonathan Swift

“Institutions or products of culture. But they formalize a set of norms.”

— Niall Ferguson

Society therefore is as ancient as the world.

— Voltaire

“A conscious effort has to be made to sustain laws, customs, procedures and manners, otherwise the social order would quickly collapse.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“In the 40,000 year time scale we're all the same people. We're all equally primitive, give or take two or three thousand years here…

— Gary Snyder

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

— Voltaire

“A society is defined not only by what it creates but also by what it refuses to destroy. ”

— Anonymous