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Quotations by Subject: Society (18 quotes)

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Society produces rogues, and education makes one rogue cleverer than another.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Instead of conceiving of society as something established for the defense of individual rights, fair contracts, and due process of law, we are invited to see it in terms of the biblical vision. This way of living, thinking, and acting where autonomy and related rights take priority has seriously jeopardized the meaning and values of all institutions in our society.: Detroit Archbishop Adam J. Maida, in a speech to Catholic judges including Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, and O'Connor
What torture, this life in society! Often someone is obliging enough to offer me a light, and in order to oblige him I have to fish a cigarette out of my pocket.: Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936)
Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
What can you say about a society that says God is dead and Elvis is alive?: Irv Kupcinet
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.: Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809), in his "The Rights of Man" (1791)
Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves.: J.B. Priestley
Whatever their other contributions to our society, lawyers could be an important source of protein.: Guindon cartoon caption
We are all born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.: Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)

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