Quotes about Community
In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
— Pope John Paul II
A village is a hive of glass, where nothing unobserved can pass.
— Charles Spurgeon
Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.
— George Washington
You cannot make men good by law: and without good men you cannot have a good society.
— CS Lewis
Suppress prostitution, and capricious lusts will overthrow society.
— St. Augustine
Stillness within one individual can affect society beyond measure.
— Bede Griffiths
The church has an unconditional obligation to the victims of any ordering society, even if they do not belong to the Christian community.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We live in a society that likes to kick people when they're down. Don't be a fair-weather friend. Stick with people. They need you more in the tough times than they do in the good times.
— Joel Osteen
As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty should be felt more than ever, not disappear or diminish.
— Justin Welby
The function of the society is to cultivate the individual. It is not the function of the individual to support society.
— Joseph Campbell
Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
— Dorothy Day