The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction. Paul Keating beliefcivilisationdeduction Change image and share on social
I don't want what I am saying to sound like a prophecy or anything like an analysis of modern society... these are only feelings I have, and I am the least speculative man on earth. Michelangelo Antonioni analysisearthfeeling Change image and share on social
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
The rise or fall of wages is common to all states of society, whether it be the stationary, the advancing, or the retrograde state. David Ricardo advancecommonfall Change image and 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
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
