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Quotes about Society

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Charles De TalleyrandSociety is divided into two classes, the fleecers and the fleeced.
David K. ShiplerInside prisons, hospitals, and schools, a society's vision and morality are on vivid display against the backdrop of its ideals.
Dr. Samuel Johnson
(1707 - 1784)
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
Edward Abbey
(1927 - 1989)
Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.
henry David Thoreau
(1817 - 1862)
What men call the social virtues, good fellowship, is commonly but the virtues of pigs in a litter which lie close togheter to keep themselves warm.
J.P. RyanI believe none of what I hear, and half of what I see
Oscar Wilde
(1854 - 1900)
It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.
Stephen Millich
(1941 - )
The greatest moving force in any society is inertia.
Thomas SowellWe seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did.
ValeryIt is a law of nature that we defend ourselves from one affection only be means of another.
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