Quote by: Zygmunt Bauman

The carrying power of a bridge is not the average strength of the pillars, but the strength of the weakest pillar. I have always believed that you do not measure the health of a society by GNP but by the condition of its worst off.

Zygmunt Bauman

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Author Bio

  • NameZygmunt Bauman
  • DescriptionPolish philosopher
  • BornNovember 19, 1925
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; Poland
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Author; Sociologist
  • AwardsMedal For Merit To Culture; Medal Of The 10th Anniversary Of People's Poland; Theodor W. Adorno Award; Princess Of Asturias Award - Communications And Humanities