Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took it for granted, except when that contribution or its lack directly affected men. Tansy Rayner Roberts affectcontributiondirectly share on social
An ideal society should be mobile, should be full of channels for conveying a change taking place in one part to other parts. In an ideal society, there should be many interests consciously communicated and shared. B. R. Ambedkar changechannelcommunicate share on social
A free and rooted society ought to consist of a web of moral obligations. We have the right to ignore them, but we ought to be actually obliged not to let other people starve or to let them lapse into destitution. Pankaj Mishra consistdestitutionfree share on social
This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society. Nick Love buddhismcontemporarygenuinely Change image and share on social
We are legislators, not public works contractors. People look up to us to make serious laws that could change the lives of a great number of people or could change the way society is run or managed. Miriam Defensor-Santiago changecontractorgreat Change image and share on social
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. Ayn Rand civilizationexistencefree Change image and share on social
The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed. Alexis Carrel destinydutyfulfill Change image and share on social
There is no Constitutional right to prey on others. The Internet is just a piece of technology, like the telephone. Society has the right to modify its uses. Andrew Vachss constitutionalinternetmodify Change image and share on social
Society's mores have changed, and what used to be thought not to be cruel and unusual now is thought to be cruel and unusual. Antonin Scalia changecruelmore Change image and share on social
If we don't preserve the natural resources, you aren't going to have a sustainable society. This is not something for Chez Panisse and the elite of San Francisco. It's for everyone. Alice Waters chezelitefrancisco Change image and share on social
