Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems.
Without no disrespect to any artist, there's a lot of degrading music out there as far as degrading the culture and degrading society as well. That's individuals that choose to make that kind of music.
Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in.
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.
When a society is stressed, when it comes up against things that are hard to understand, you get a lot of delusional thinking.
The concept of the 'good ol' days' must be one of our society's biggest delusions, top reasons for depression, as well as most often used excuse for lack of success.
Society has always to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.
No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.
The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.
There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic society that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the world.
Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.
What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority.
We're a democratic society. Shutting down the government should not be on the agenda.
We are in a democratic society. It's our job to question.
The concept of multiculturalism is difficult to make fit with a democratic society.
America says we are a great democratic society and other people should follow our example. Well, I say we benefited from slavery, and as a nation, we never faced that because the people in power chose not to.
Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers.
Essentially, social education is moral education, and moral education is preparation for citizenship... When Jefferson and others advocated public education, it was to prepare for citizenship in a new, constitutional, democratic society.
Diversity in media is something that is intrinsic to a democratic society. We do not want the whole media owned by one person.
