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The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at.
Simone Weil on society

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.
Simone Weil on society

I believe if there is any place left where the humanity is still visible, it can not be anywhere else than in an Islamic society. Time would come when the world would be obliged to accept this reality.
Jermaine Jackson on society

Once the fabric of a just society is undone, it takes generations to weave it back together.
Deepak Chopra on society

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
B. R. Ambedkar on society

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.
Alex Haley on society

The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.
Dave Barry on society

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
Ralph Nader on society

Similarly, thought is a system. That system not only includes thought and feelings, but it includes the state of the body it includes the whole of society - as thought is passing back and forth between people in a process by which thought evolved from ancient times.
David Bohm on society

When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
Bayard Rustin on society

As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue.
David Korten on society

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.
Eric Hoffer on society

But we have created a society that does not allow opportunities for those people to take care of themselves because we have denied them those opportunities.
Muhammad Yunus on society

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
Barry Bonds on society

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.
William Makepeace Thackeray on society

The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.
Emma Goldman on society

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.
Vladimir Nabokov on society

The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.
Charles Caleb Colton on society

Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society.
Janet Jackson on society

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.
William Ellery Channing on society