It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.
Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.
I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.
Let's face it: There are people who are extremists in every corner of society, and whatever flag they're waving is something Bad Religion has stood against.
The most likely victim of actual religious discrimination in British society is a Muslim, but the person who is most likely to feel slighted because of their religion is an evangelical Christian.
It's the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I'm a daydreamer; I don't feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in.
The development of science is basically a social phenomenon, dependent on hard work and mutual support of many scientists and on the societies in which they live.
Whatever basic science resolves, at some stage it is of use to society. The problem is we do not know when or where.
The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism.
We are now integrated into American society and I don't like the word fashionable, because fashionable means that it's going to pass. It's not like that anymore.
Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue.
Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.
I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
I think in society we tend to put ourselves in boxes and corners and restrict ourselves, and we constantly feel the need to not say this or not wear this.
It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.
Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.
Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.
My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better.
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.
The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
There is no Constitutional right to prey on others. The Internet is just a piece of technology, like the telephone. Society has the right to modify its uses.
