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Quotes About Community

An anarchist society, far from being a remote ideal, has become a precondition for the practice of ecological principles.
~ Murray Bookchin
There can be no separation of the revolutionary process from the revolutionary goal. A society based on self-administration must be achieved by means of self-administration.
~ Murray Bookchin
one of the great tasks of ecological thinking will be to develop an ecological civicism that restores the organic bonds of community without reverting to the archaic blood-tie at one extreme or the totalitarian "folk philosophy" of fascism at the other.
~ Murray Bookchin
It is impossible to achieve a harmonization of man and nature without creating a human community that lives in a lasting balance with its natural environment.
~ Murray Bookchin
The ecological principle of unity in diversity grades into a richly mediated social principle; hence my use of the term social ecology.
~ Murray Bookchin
If Canada and the United States can be separate nations without being denounced as being in a state of impermissible 'anarchy,' why may not the South secede from the United States? New York State from the Union? New York City from the state? Why may not Manhattan secede? Each neighborhood? Each block? Each house? Each person?
~ Murray Rothbard
The city is a refugee camp from reality and from the very endlessness of life.
~ Unknown
The one who helps his neighbor helps his descendants.
~ Unknown
Credentials and classrooms are useless unless they lead us toward consciously applying knowledge to improve the quality of our community.
~ Unknown
A politician can be your son, uncle or even your cousin; they are just simple people like you.
~ Unknown
A single farmer can feed the whole town, but no one will ever notice his death. Except when they are feeling hungry again. That's the nature and ingratitude of humanity.
~ Unknown
A society where emotions come last and selfishness is considered blessed, or placed first before anything; cannot be expected to produce good fruits!
~ Unknown
A true leader must fulfil his promises and always make sure that the population have full liberty, dignity and above all, security.
~ Unknown
Accomplish more only in the best manner and not by taking away from the needy.
~ Unknown
Africa must unite, in the name of the continent.
~ Unknown
All or most of the prophets were socialists at heart.
~ Unknown
An extrovert imagines that the people around him are his best friends.
~ Unknown
As a humanist, I believe that socialism is the only path to reach the promised land of liberty.
~ Unknown
At the end of the day, it would be wise to learn how to cooperate with others; so as not to put yourself first most of the time.
~ Unknown
Before wishing for personal freedom, it will be wise to seek for the freedom of all.
~ Unknown
By following the teamwork of the bees, let us work at our assigned positions and never give up on them in times of difficulty; until the desired results are achieved.
~ Unknown
Culture is dependent upon the society.
~ Unknown
Do not confuse democracy, anarchy and monarchy. Because the bees are happy and democratically assigned to their posts despite having the queen as their sole leader.
~ Unknown
Egalitarianism must be the motto of the nation and not elitism.
~ Unknown