I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. Use this quote
The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. Use this quote
In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society. Use this quote
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. Use this quote
Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom. Use this quote
Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country. Use this quote
I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society. Use this quote
The Chinese art world does not exist. In a society that restricts individual freedoms and violates human rights, anything that calls itself creative or independent is a pretence. It is impossible for a totalitarian society to create anything with passion and imagination. Use this quote
I have a much wider, freer view about spirituality. I feel that people need to pursue it on their own, personally. You know, let it be theirs - a personal relationship with their soul, or their God, or with their church. Use this quote
Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies. Use this quote
Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole. Use this quote
Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged. Use this quote
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs. Use this quote
This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here. Use this quote
In a society in which equality is a fact, not merely a word, words of racial or sexual assault and humiliation will be nonsense syllables. Use this quote
Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands. Use this quote
It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: they've been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them. Use this quote
If co-operation, is thus the lifeblood of science and technology, it is similarly vital to society as a whole. Use this quote
We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole. Use this quote
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. Use this quote