Society Quotes

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.

My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that's making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.

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.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy.