A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. Christopher Lasch commodityculturalexchange Change image and share on social
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. Pope Benedict XVI applychurchcivil Change image and share on social
The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game. Boris Spassky attitudechessclosely 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
When you live in a place, you're not just taking from it, you're contributing to it. In America I would never be able to make myself a person who could contribute. I wasn't interested in that society; I was interested in this society. Bryan Brown americacontributeinterest share on social
Imagine how wicked society would be if the fear of God and the fear of civil law were both completely removed. Ray Comfort civilcompletelyfear Change image and share on social
I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace. Natan Sharansky achieveeartheast Change image and share on social
I try not to get caught up in how our society is so inundated with images, and stay very focused on the work that I'm doing. Lynsey Addario catchfocusimage Change image and share on social
Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century. Kate Williams 19thcenturyhold Change image and share on social
The novel at its nineteenth-century pinnacle was a Judaized novel: George Eliot and Dickens and Tolstoy were all touched by the Jewish covenant: they wrote of conduct and of the consequences of conduct: they were concerned with a society of will and commandment. Cynthia Ozick centurycommandmentconcern share on social
