Society

“…tragedy has been, and will always be with us. Somewhere right now, evil people are planning evil things. All of us will do everything meaningful; everything we can do to prevent it, but each horrible act can't become an ax ...

"We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the moneymaking street, we ...

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift ...

"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it." - Joseph Conrad ...

"It is especially for you, young peo­ple, to take on the great task of building a society where there will be more justice and solidarity." - Pope Francis ...

“Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.”        - Robert Green Ingersoll ...

"When millions of people are suffering from a poverty which means hunger, malnutrition, sickness, illiteracy and degrada­tion, we must not only remind ourselves that no one has a right to exploit another for his own advantage, but also and above ...

"There is not only a physical deafness which largely cuts people off from social life; there is also a "hardness of hearing" where God is concerned." - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ...

"People throw rocks at things that shine." - Taylor Swift ...

"For every one torturer, there are a thousand people ready to risk their lives to save another. For every soldier who shoots in a neighborhood, there are a thousand compañeros who help and protect each other." - Isabel Allende ...