Quotes by Society The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money. A. J. Liebling roles society anger Any society that takes away from those most capable and gives to the least will perish. Abraham Lincoln capable society giving A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded. Abraham Lincoln public-opinion society feelings We have produced a world of contented bodies and discontented minds. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. lazy society mind No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. Adam Smith equality society happiness The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. Adlai E. Stevenson freedom-of-speech society principles Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new. Aeschylus society leadership law Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. Aesop soar society enemy There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability. Alan AtKisson sustainability environmental society Half of your power lies in your sameness with others. The other half lies in your uniqueness. Alan Cohen society community lying I've always felt like I work in a small little area that doesn't represent anything like the rest of society. Albert Brooks areas society littles Is it not a terrible thing to be forced by society to do things which all of us as individuals regard as abominable crimes? Albert Einstein individual crime society When the nazis came to power, I looked to the universities that prided themselves upon their intellectual freedom, and they failed me. I looked to the German press, which prided itself on the freedom of the press, and it failed me. Until at last the churches stood alone, and that for which I once had little regard earned my respect. Albert Einstein society intellectual business Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. Albert Schweitzer society nature men If human beings were shown what they're really like, they'd either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves. Aldous Huxley society insane insanity The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn universe society different Man, like the generous vine, supported lives; the strength he gains is from the embrace he gives. Alexander Pope society giving men Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society. Alfred Austin society garden mistake The conviction of tragedy that rises out of his [John Dos Passos's] work is the steady protest of a sensitive democratic conscience against the tyranny and the ugliness of society, against the failure of a complete human development under industrial capitalism. Alfred Kazin society development tragedy A great society is a society in which its men of business think greatly of their functions. Alfred North Whitehead society men thinking 1234567891011»