Quotes On Society

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

The trouble with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means money, status, privilege.

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.

Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.

Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay his hands on.