I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society. Henry David Thoreau chairfriendshiphouse Change image and share on social
In practice, socialism didn't work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy. David Horowitz baseeconomyfalse Change image and share on social
It does not matter how much we donate; it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge. Ronnie Chan definedonatedonation Change image and share on social
We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. Tony Benn capitalismchangedefine 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
Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched. Thomas Fuller classdegreedistress Change image and share on social
It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that never gave SETI a fair chance. Barney Oliver chancecontactelect Change image and share on social
I think I'd be a really good dad. So perhaps I'm doing society a disservice by not having as many kids as possible. David Cross daddisservicegood Change image and share on social
The public school has become the established church of secular society. Ivan Illich churchestablishpublic Change image and share on social
When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression. Shakira agecentredark share on social
