Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society. Bianca Jagger on society
I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns. Ed Koch on society
One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together - which can lead to nightmares of social collapse. Alexander McCall Smith on society
Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society. Alexander McCall Smith on society
It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society. Alexander McCall Smith on society
It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved. Herbert Read on society
The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the individual is merely a unit in more developed forms of society he is an independent personality. Herbert Read on society
Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. Herbert Read on society
I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society. John Key on society
The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group. Herbert Read on society
Humor helps ease the tension of race and the differences in society. If there wasn't comedy I don't know if Obama could have ever become president. Marlon Wayans on society
I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration. Herbert Read on society
If you're not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you can't think creatively, you lose big in this society because there are very few jobs for you left. Robert Sternberg on society
There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society. Constance Baker Motley on society
What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos. Herbert Read on society
The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society. Constance Baker Motley on society
It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one. Herbert Read on society
The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely analogous to an organic being, but actually a living structure with appetites and digestions, instincts and passions, intelligence and reason. Herbert Read on society
And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette. Minoru Yamasaki on society
Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success. Mark Skousen on society