society Quotes

When I look at public opinion, I'm not far out of the mainstream. I'm in it, in many respects. In some respects, public opinion goes beyond anything I've ever said.

Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.

Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party.

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

I think America is just so in love with conflict.

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

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

A lot of the things that will really improve the world fortunately aren't dependent on Washington doing something different.