Quotes about Society

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.

Society isn't prepared to imagine a soul wandering through time to heal its grief.

Socialism values equality more than liberty.

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies - utopian images - can cause monstrous evil. In fact, forcefully changing society to conform to societal images was the greatest cause of evil in the twentieth century.

Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.

Americans who do not see themselves as victims — of an 'unfair' or 'racist' or 'misogynist' society — are more likely to vote Republican. On the other hand, Americans who see themselves as victims of American society are likely to vote Democrat. Therefore, the Democratic Party and its supportive media cultivate victimhood among almost all Americans who are not white and male.

Societies are preoccupied with just about everything other than making good people. For some, it is intelligence. Parents are often more concerned with their children's IQs than their children's characters. And many people confuse higher education with decency and moral insight.

Vivisection is a social evil because if it advances human knowledge, it does so at the expense of human character.

What is really needed to make democracy function is not knowledge of facts, but right education.

It is important to recognize the limited ability of the legal system to prescribe and enforce the quality of social arrangements.