Quotes About Society

Your economic and social development is linked to the kind of regime you have.

Our courts and law, our on-going experiment in self-governance, these parts of our social fabric are precious.

The biggest thing Motown did was change our social fabric: the way we interacted with each other as human beings.

We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

Dogmatic ideological parties tend to splinter the political and social fabric of a nation.

Our immigration policy should not aim to forcibly change the cultural character and social fabric of Canada, as radical proponents of multiculturalism want.

One should not forget that companies play a role in the social fabric of a nation. They are not just there to make a profit.

I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing.

Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues.

I think social issues are always part of a presidential campaign.

In Japan, there has always been a small number of musicians who have been outspoken on social issues, but they tend to be dismissed as radical.

I always say 'The Bachelor' doesn't create and drive social issues. We're a microcosm of what's happening in the world.

I have spent all my life advocating on behalf of the poor, oppressed and marginalized. As a social justice and human rights activist, and now as President of the Republic of Malawi, I have a deep appreciation for the challenges of those on the margins of society.

A primary justification for a basic income is social justice.

Social justice and economics are both issues to me.

Gun violence and social justice are near and dear to my heart. And they are so connected it's sad.

There's no social justice in destroying a police force.

But apart from the military measures, security measures, of course, Afghanistan needs great help for building up its social life, its economic life. It has become a very poor country, neglected for many years.

I'm not sure whether it's going to be the downfall of Rome - social media. There are too many secrets.

I think a lot of people get lost. They start following iconic figures and get drowned in the pool of celebrity. Our society, as we know it, is definitely changing. With social media and cell phones, you freak out when you don't know what's going on.

I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.

Social media has had a corrosive effect on government and trust, and I think it is a real cause for concern.

This whole social media scene makes me sick.

Major social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.