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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
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The dilemma for society is how to preserve personal and family values in a nation of diverse tastes.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
People of all political persuasions - conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike - need to dedicate themselves once again to preserving the moral foundation of our society.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tensions exist in any free society. But the freedom we enjoy rests on a foundation of individual liberty and shared moral values.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the other fellow actors who have gone astray, I think it's sad that society wants to label the business as doing this to people. It's really not true.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.
- Forcible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mob law is the most forcible expression of an abnormal public opinion; it shows that society is rotten to the core.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The promise of Obama's presidency, in many people's minds, is partly that America will move toward becoming a post-racial society. It's pretty clear, though, that we aren't there yet.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we don't figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, we're not going to survive as a productive and healthy society.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our failure as a society to properly acknowledge and confront the psychological, social, and political effects of white privilege has perpetuated racial inequality and race-based political resentments.
- Guilty
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- Nov 07, 2020
For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society?
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Holocaust also shows us how a combination of events and attitudes can erode a society's democratic values.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
The institution of marriage holds society together. We can't replace the family.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The philosophical point is that our happiness and wellbeing is not based on incomes rising. This is not just the wisdom of sages but of ordinary people. Prosperity is more social and psychological: it's about identification, affiliation, participation in society and a sense of purpose.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020