Quotes About Society

What we do as a community, as a society, for each other, matters as much as what we do for ourselves. It sounds a little trite, but there's a powerful amount of truth in that, I think.

It is an understatement to say that in this society injustices abound: in truth, it is itself the quintessence of injustice.

The whole concept of this band is to present the ugly truth about society - warts and all, and let the chips fall where they may.

It's deeply humbling to realize that there is no such thing as a society with a purchase on truth.

The tendency of an advanced civilization is in truth monarchy.

Even if they knew the truth of their own feelings, most mothers would be socially and emotionally incapable of revealing it.

If we choose to behave differently, we are considered 'Mad' or 'immature

There is so much more to this world then outward appearances. Our society basks in the illusion of normalcy every day, and hides from the truth every night.

The truth of the matter is that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community.

Lying has become so much the accepted norm that people lie even when it would be simpler to tell the truth.

We are a culture of people who've bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives won't catch up with us.

In a complex universe, in a society undergoing unprecedented change, how can we find the truth if we are not willing to question everything and to give a fair hearing to everything?

My political life has been informed by the view that if there was any truth to religion there wouldn't really be any need for politics.

Humanity is less, far less than the individual, because the individual may sometimes be capable of truth, and humanity is a tree of lies.

You treat violence as an aberration ... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human condition.

And the truth is, those who are terrorists only have to succeed once, and those of us who are trying to build an inclusive society have to succeed every time.

In truth, the world is a complicated place.

I figured I could do "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World" because I believe it's the truth.

I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.

As a snow-drift is formed where there is a lull in the wind, so, one would say, where there is a lull of truth, an institution springs up.

You cannot have both truth and what you call civilisation.

We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science

[Oliver Wendell] Holmes never believed in the truth and morality of the laws he was upholding. He said, "I loathe the thick-fingered clowns we call the people."

I suspect that when the truth ceases to be heartbreakingly funny, we will be in a better place and a happier society over all.