“The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction.”
— Christopher Lasch
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If a man be gloomy let him
“If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
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Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect
“Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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But our society does not grant nontraditional
“But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.”
— Joan D. Vinge
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The society based on production is only
“The society based on production is only productive, not creative.”
— Albert Camus
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The only way of living in a
“The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.”
— Salman Rushdie
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Every society rests in the last resort
“Every society rests in the last resort on the recognition of common principles and common ideals, and if it makes no moral or spiritual appeal to the loyalty of its members, it must inevitably fall to pieces.”
— Christopher Dawson
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In hindsight it may even seem inevitable
“In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists.”
— Larry Niven
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Many thousands of youth have been deprived
“Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals ruined, and talents irretrievably lost to society, for want of cultivation: while two parties have been idly contending who should bestow it.”
— Joseph Lancaster
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I chose America as my home because
“I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.”
— George Soros
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Through their own actions, customers can hold
“Through their own actions, customers can hold companies responsible to higher standards of social responsibility. Through collective action, they can leverage their dollars to combat the force of those investors who myopically pursue profits at the expense of the rest of society.”
— Simon Mainwaring
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