- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Society Quotes
Society examined from the inside, not just observed.
These quotes treat society as something actively shaped by present decisions, from communication policy to who gets admitted into leadership. For lines on how people choose to live day to day, see Live quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
Libel actions, when we look at them in perspective, are an ornament of a civilized society. They have replaced, after all, at least in most cases, a resort to weapons in defense of a reputation.
- Democratic Society
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is invaluable about Angela Davis' work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and public interventions to what the contours of a truly democratic society might look like.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
The stories a society tells about itself are a measure of how it values itself, the ideals of democracy, and its future.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order for critical pedagogy, dialogue, and thought to have real effects, they must advocate the message that all citizens, old and young, are equally entitled, if not equally empowered, to shape the society in which they live.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy as a promise means that society can never be just enough and that the self-reflection and struggles that enable all members of the community to participate in the decisions and institutions that shape their lives must be continually debated, safeguarded, and preserved at all costs.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!
- Pillars
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of society.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!
- Pond
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- Nov 07, 2020
American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our Western society is showing its technological muscles in ever more threatening ways, but the experience of fear, anxiety and even despair has increased in equal proportion. Indeed, the paradox is that the powerful giants feel as powerless as a new-born babe.
- Busy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, of identifying ourselves. Without an occupation, not just our economic security but our very identity is endangered.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
The implementation of autonomous driving needs a whole new rethinking. To really make it an attribute for society, we really need to think differently about where and when and how we implement this.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sweden is still a very peaceful country to live in. I think that people in Britain have created this mythology about Sweden, that it's a perfect democratic society full of erotically charged girls.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020