#society

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. ↗

— Lin Yutang

#basis #exactly #exist #lying #only

And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best, though true, is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best? ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

#decide #governed #opinion #ought #say

Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator - life, liberty and freedom. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#control #creating #creator #endowed #freedom

Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life. ↗

— Mary Baker Eddy

#cannot #cement #chastity #civilization #life

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still. ↗

— Charles Edison

#constitution #our #progress #society #stands

Otherwise we get off the track and we do not fulfil the historical role which we want to fulfil: to help the masses, the exploited and the oppressed of the world, build a classless society, a world socialist federation. ↗

— Ernest Mandel

#exploited #federation #fulfil #get #help

Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#does #influence #mores #reflects #society

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. ↗

— George Orwell

#always #beings #demand #get #human

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. ↗

— George Osborne

#civilized #civilized society #generous #hard #least

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one. ↗