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To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.: Alan Paton (1903 - 1988)
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.: Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Politics
Society, my dear, is like salt water, good to swim in but hard to swallow.: Arthur Stringer, "The Silver Poppy"
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.: Bertrand de Jouvenal
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbors.: Dean William R. Inge
The nature of society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow-by the tilt of the social landscape.: Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983), The Temper of Our Time, 1967
Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure; in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse.: Francis Quarles (1592 - 1644)
What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?: Irv Kupcinet
But society has now fairly got the better of individuality; and the danger which threatens human nature is not the excess, but the deficiency, of personal impulses and preferences.: John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873), On Liberty,chapter 3, 1859
Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.: John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873), On Liberty
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.: Krishnamurti
The needs of society determine its ethics.: Maya Angelou (1928 - )
Do not speak ill of society, Algie. Only people who can't get in do that.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Importance of Being Earnest
I'm against a homogenized society, because I want the cream to rise.: Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.: Robertson Davies
Man seeketh in society comfort, use and protection.: Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626), The Advancement of Learning, 1605
We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Radio broadcast, London, March 21, 1943


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