Quotes About Society

Society reproduces itself antagonistically.

For the anarchist, freedom is not an abstract philosophical concept, but the vital concrete possibility of every human being to bring to full development all the powers, capacities and talents with which nature has endowed them, and turn them to social account.

One who is constantly striving to force everything into a mechanical order at last becomes a machine himself and loses all human feeling.

Common to all Anarchists is the desire to free society of all political and social coercive institutions which stand in the way of development of a free humanity.

Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a large scale.

Medical education does not exist to provide student with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community.

Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world.

Lesser breeds without the Law.

This is a great and terrible world. I never knew there were so many men alive in it.

The final end of government is not to exert restraint but to do good.

When anyone studies a little or pays a little attention to the rules of Islamic government, Islamic politics, Islamic society and Islamic economy he will realize that Islam is a very political religion. Anyone who will say that religion is separate from politics is a fool; he does not know Islam or politics.

So many grown-up people seem to be nothing very much.

It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown - a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof on culture, which allows us to laugh at ourselves - but in a way that is inclusive of everyone.

It's as if our culture is addicted to fear and the flat screen is our drug dealer.

Through my observations, it became clear that most of society's rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition!

I feel bad for men in our culture. I think we do everyone a disservice by hiding our emotions.

There's not enough dancing in the world. And the fact that there are no daytime discos right now is indicative of the trouble we're in as a society.

I think marriage is ghastly.

Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50-year-old? No one, let me tell you.

I'm considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family - father, mother, children - is fundamental to our civilisation.

Society must increasingly become polarized between a shrinking capitalist class and a massive proletariat that suffers worsening misery. A crisis point will arrive when this cannot continue and revolution must occur.

Police and firefighters are great, but they don't create wealth. They protect it. That's crucial. Teaching is a wonderful profession. Teachers help educate people to become good citizens so that citizens can then go create wealth. But they don't create the wealth themselves.

Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it.

Militant feminists are pro?choice because it's their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men.