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Society Quotes

When the people are too much attached to savage independence, to be tolerant of the amount of power to which it is for their good that they should be subject, the state of society is not yet ripe for representative government Picture Quote #1

Experience has taught me that those who give their time to the absorbing claims of what is called society, not having leisure to keep up a large acquaintance with the organs of opinion, remain much more ignorant of the general state either of the public mind, or of the active and instructed part of it, than a recluse who reads the newspapers need be Picture Quote #1

Society can and does execute it's own mandates: and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any mandates at all in things with it ought not to meddle, it practices a social tyranny more formidable than many kinds of political oppression, since, though not usually upheld by such extreme penalties, it leaves fewer means of escape, penetrating much more deeply into the details of life, and enslaving the soul itself Picture Quote #1

Persons of genius are, ex vi termini, more individual than any other people - less capable, consequently, of fitting themselves, without hurtful compression, into any of the small number of moulds which society provides in order to save it's members the trouble of forming their character Picture Quote #1

To bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of being able, not only to provide food for it's body, but instruction and training for it's mind is a moral crime, both against the unfortunate offspring and against society Picture Quote #1

Well, marriage is a very important part of our culture and our society. If we want to have a hopeful and decent society, we ought to aim for the ideal Picture Quote #1

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Solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society can ill do without Picture Quote #1

I have also seen it stated that capital punishment is murder in it's worst form. I should like to know upon what principle of human society these assertions are based and justified Picture Quote #1

I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of human society that forbids the invaded to protect themselves in whatever way they can Picture Quote #1

I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies Picture Quote #1

To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on opinion, is to forget that opinion is itself one of the greatest active social forces. One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests Picture Quote #1

I did it to myself. It wasn't society. It wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing Picture Quote #1

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In this I - me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves Picture Quote #1

Protection, therefore, against the tyranny of the magistrate is not enough; there needs protection against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling, against the tendency of society to impose, by other means than civil penalties, it's own ideas and practices as rules of conduct on those who dissent from them Picture Quote #1

And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know Picture Quote #1

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble Picture Quote #1

The urge to consume is fathered by the value system which emphasizes the ability of the society to produce Picture Quote #1

No society ever seems to have succumbed to boredom. Man has developed an obvious capacity for surviving the pompous reiteration of the commonplace Picture Quote #1

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Money is what fueled the industrial society. But in the informational society, the fuel, the power, is knowledge. One has now come to see a new class structure divided by those who have information and those who must function out of ignorance. This new class has it's power not from money, not from land, but from knowledge Picture Quote #1

The income men derive from producing things of slight consequence is of great consequence. The production reflects the low marginal utility of the goods to society. The income reflects the high total utility of a livelihood to a person Picture Quote #1

We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives Picture Quote #1

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way Picture Quote #1

And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education Picture Quote #1

I respond very well to well written material and women who have had an effect on society, something tragic or monumental has happened to them Picture Quote #1

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As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue Picture Quote #1

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society Picture Quote #1

The weapons were conceived and created by a small band of physicists and chemists; they remain a cataclysmic threat to the whole of human society and the natural environment Picture Quote #1

He was all for catharsis and purification, he dreamed of an aesthetic consecration that should cleanse society of luxury, the greed of gold and all unloveliness Picture Quote #1

Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge Picture Quote #1

Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society Picture Quote #1

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When the people are too much attached to savage independence, to be tolerant of the amount of power to which it is for their good that they should be subject, the state of society is not yet ripe for representative government (Society Quotes) Experience has taught me that those who give their time to the absorbing claims of what is called society, not having leisure to keep up a large acquaintance with the organs of opinion, remain much more ignorant of the general state either of the public mind, or of the active and instructed part of it, than a recluse who reads the newspapers need be (Society Quotes) Society can and does execute it's own mandates: and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any mandates at all in things with it ought not to meddle, it practices a social tyranny more formidable than many kinds of political oppression, since, though not usually upheld by such extreme penalties, it leaves fewer means of escape, penetrating much more deeply into the details of life, and enslaving the soul itself (Society Quotes) Persons of genius are, ex vi termini, more individual than any other people - less capable, consequently, of fitting themselves, without hurtful compression, into any of the small number of moulds which society provides in order to save it's members the trouble of forming their character (Society Quotes) To bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of being able, not only to provide food for it's body, but instruction and training for it's mind is a moral crime, both against the unfortunate offspring and against society (Society Quotes) Well, marriage is a very important part of our culture and our society. If we want to have a hopeful and decent society, we ought to aim for the ideal (Society Quotes) Solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society can ill do without (Society Quotes) I have also seen it stated that capital punishment is murder in it's worst form. I should like to know upon what principle of human society these assertions are based and justified (Society Quotes) I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of human society that forbids the invaded to protect themselves in whatever way they can (Society Quotes) I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies (Society Quotes) To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on opinion, is to forget that opinion is itself one of the greatest active social forces. One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests (Society Quotes) I did it to myself. It wasn't society. It wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing (Society Quotes) In this I - me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves (Society Quotes) Protection, therefore, against the tyranny of the magistrate is not enough; there needs protection against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling, against the tendency of society to impose, by other means than civil penalties, it's own ideas and practices as rules of conduct on those who dissent from them (Society Quotes) And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know (Society Quotes) Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble (Society Quotes) The urge to consume is fathered by the value system which emphasizes the ability of the society to produce (Society Quotes) No society ever seems to have succumbed to boredom. Man has developed an obvious capacity for surviving the pompous reiteration of the commonplace (Society Quotes) Money is what fueled the industrial society. But in the informational society, the fuel, the power, is knowledge. One has now come to see a new class structure divided by those who have information and those who must function out of ignorance. This new class has it's power not from money, not from land, but from knowledge (Society Quotes) The income men derive from producing things of slight consequence is of great consequence. The production reflects the low marginal utility of the goods to society. The income reflects the high total utility of a livelihood to a person (Society Quotes) We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives (Society Quotes) I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way (Society Quotes) And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education (Society Quotes) I respond very well to well written material and women who have had an effect on society, something tragic or monumental has happened to them (Society Quotes) As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue (Society Quotes) The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society (Society Quotes) The weapons were conceived and created by a small band of physicists and chemists; they remain a cataclysmic threat to the whole of human society and the natural environment (Society Quotes) He was all for catharsis and purification, he dreamed of an aesthetic consecration that should cleanse society of luxury, the greed of gold and all unloveliness (Society Quotes) Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge (Society Quotes) Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society (Society Quotes)

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