#soc

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible "lifestyles" turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind. ↗

— George Will

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Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

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We tend to admire the people in our society who have accumulated such wealth as to seem somehow great. But we shouldn't forget that it was the everyday working class man who made this country great. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#class #country #everyday #forget #great

The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising. ↗

— Kit Williams

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The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better. ↗

— Ricky Williams

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Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#approaching #conquered #disorder #fans #find

Keeping our eyes on journey's end is what we need - the place where we see at last the world that is greater than the world, the new creation that cannot be contained in present thought or social order or piety. ↗

— Rowan D. Williams

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