Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society. Karl Marx capitalcompulsionhealth Change image and share on social
There are contradictory tendencies in American society. There's a huge range of activities that one can engage in that mark it as a quite free society. It's also true to say that the powers that be have so much control over how people think that there are fewer and fewer people who make use of the rights and information available to them. Norman Finkelstein activityamericancontradictory share on social
The society in 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a throwback to the early Puritans whom I studied extensively at Harvard under Perry Miller, to whom the book is dedicated. Margaret Atwood bookdedicateearly 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
I'm just not comfortable with that society stuff. I mean, we were just invited to the White House, but my husband won't take me because he knows I don't want to go. Pia Zadora comfortablehousehusband Change image and share on social
I'm in the loners' society. I don't want to classify myself as anything. Benedict Wong classifylonersociety Change image and share on social
Building a road might create temporary jobs, but does it really create wealth if it doesn't also shorten commute times or otherwise make society better off? Myron Scholes buildcommutecreate 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
Our society spends a lot of money on prison bars. For the sake of our kids, let's invest in monkey bars. Darell Hammond barinvestkid 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