Quotes about Society
An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects
— Martin Luther
They testify that nature is not changed but is preserved by God. But the stupid and crazy mob of monks has taught that parents, wives, and the world should be abandoned and that one should withdraw into a monastery. But what is to become of human society or finally of all life? Surely that was not sanctity or worship of God, as they have called it; it was satanic madness.
— Martin Luther
The poor in our countries have been shut out of our minds and driven from the mainstream of our societies, because we have allowed them to become invisible.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The curse of poverty has no justification in our age.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.
— Martin Van Buren
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
There is too much animal courage in society and not 29 sufficient moral courage. Christians
— Mary Baker Eddy
DISCLAIMER: A society where such disclaimers are needed is saddening.
— Anonymous
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
— Joseph Addison
Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
— Mae West
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
— Oscar Wilde