#society

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person. ↗

— James Madison

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I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#extraordinary #eye #find #heroes #i

The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. ↗

— David Mamet

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There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#democratic #equal #free #free society #harmony

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#myself #other #particular #should #socialism

Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#appearance #because #confident #could #developed

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#order #peace #society #tolerance #trust