Quotes About Society

I still had my own notions. How McMurphy was a giant come out of the sky to save us from the combine that was networking the land with copper wire and crystal

We are the culture. All those people that are doing those dumb TV things and promoting hate…that's the 'counter'culture.

The culture was constantly telling us one thing, and the realities of society were consistently failing to deliver it—the culture was lying. This was a deep and serious legitimation crisis: a culture that is consistently lying to its members simply cannot move forward for long.

As I have said, it may be difficult to define civilization, but it isn't so difficult to recognize barbarism.

Public works are not accomplished by the miraculous power of a magic wand. They are paid for by funds taken away from the citizens.

We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees.

Ancient laws remain in force long after the people have the power to change them.

I'm sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power.

If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.

It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.

Public education has served as a check on the power of parents, and this is another powerful reason for maintaining it.

Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it readily accepted.

Social intercourse -- a very limited thing in a half civilized country, becomes in our centers of civilization a great power. . .

While rationalism at the individual level is a plea for more personal autonomy from cultural norms, at the social level it is often a claim- or arrogation- of power to stifle the autonomy of others.

Culture follows power.

Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.

Anyone in England who puts himself forward to be elected to a position of political power is almost bound to be socially or emotionally insecure, or criminally motivated, or mad.

Public morals are natural complement of all laws they are by themselves an entire code.

Any society that derives its power and authority from the will of man alone lives apart from God and will crumble in the end.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

In Britain the power of authority was weakened. There was much more individual freedom and there was great academic freedom.

The power of capitalism to mediate the gap between rich and poor is pretty incredible. Indeed, I think, year by year, the gap gets less.

The Americans have no faith, they rely on the power of a dollar; they are deaf to sentiment.

I am compelled to fear that science will be used to promote the power of dominant groups rather than to make men happy.