Society Quotes

"People will insist on treating the mons veneris as though it were Mount Everest." "Civilization is the process of setting man free from men" "Society itself is the work of minds seeking to master the mystery of man" "The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be" "The more cynical reason people give in to totalitarianism is that they can't stand the boredom of total liberty." "The worth of the State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it" "The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar" "That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time" "A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean." "We have underestimated the ignorance of the masses." "The family is the nucleus of civilization." "Real progress happens when we make a commitment to a brighter future for all" "I hate the word 'strong', it's so masculine." "Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent" "Society tames the wolf into a dog. And man is the most domesticated animal of all " "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable." "Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy" "Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage" "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under" "In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office"