In short, we need to recover the courage we celebrate in our heroes, and in particular, the courage to tolerate, for the sake of a free society, a level of risk we hardly ever imagined in the past. Daniel Dennett celebratecouragefree Change image and share on social
Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and being able to live in a society which isn't collapsing around you-all of these things have been generally eroded. Susan George childcollapseeat share on social
Even if one is interested only in one's own society, which is one's prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with others. Peter L. Berger compareinterestprerogative Change image and share on social
I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society. Charles Kuralt changehavelife Change image and share on social
Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money. J. Edgar Hoover attractionbankelement Change image and share on social
Capitalism is like the law of the jungle with a few rules. There isn't another system that works for our society but left unchecked, capitalism can have a dehumanising effect. Mohsin Hamid capitalismdehumaniseeffect Change image and share on social
The stories a society tells about itself are a measure of how it values itself, the ideals of democracy, and its future. Henry Giroux democracyfutureideal Change image and share on social
Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time. J. J. Abrams destructionexamineexploration Change image and share on social
Anyone who assumes that this country is standing still is not a good American, or rather, he is an apathetic and dead one and makes no contribution to the society. Sidney Buchman americanapatheticassume Change image and share on social
People getting rich in a free society in general - with some scammy exceptions, which are rare - makes everyone else richer, too. Ben Stein exceptionfreegeneral Change image and share on social
