Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has proven to be our best past president.
In a lot of Indian societies, spirituality has been lost, I think it's still the best way of looking at the world for Indians - better than any organized religion in this country.
Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to civil society.
War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature.
If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.
Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for.
Jesus revealed a face of God that bothered society profoundly! (Carlos Mesters, p. 122)
We are in a mutually dependent society, called civilization, and government is the oil that keeps it running and the lifeblood that carries oxygen to the various parts of the civic body.
Many journalists are influenced by a myopic multiculturalism that is suspicious of anything Western, while giving the benefit of the doubt to non-Western societies.
We the people, the 99% don’t fit in the Hierarchy of Modern Society; the 1 % is not an expanding entity like the Universe, the 99% will never fit in.
I believe bending to the will or beliefs of one person and not being an individual will eventually lead to the perpetual destruction of society today as we know it!
There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves.
I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.
But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe so despised.
One wonders what would happen in a society where there were no rules to break. Doubtlessly everyone would quickly die of boredom.
...like the emperor striding confidently along without clothes, convinced by them and their inward monitions that their criticism is effecting changes in society.
Punitive murder by the police and by vigilantes has existed in all societies at some point, and probably still exists in most.
does a society exist where it's become acceptable to wear 'helmets' enclosing one's entire head when in public to preempt social interaction
The constant effort towards population, which is found even in the most vicious societies, increases the number of people before the means of subsistence are increased.
Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don't exist.
