Society

"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 ...

"The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained." - John Stuart Mill ...

"Privilege, almost by definition, requires that someone pay the price for its enjoyment." - Paula Ross ...

There is enough in the world for human need, but not human greed." - Mahatma Gandhi ...

"In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued." - Aung San Suu Kyi ...

"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 ...

“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” - Robert Frost ...

"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 ...

"The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in America. But color was something else. Reds were murdered like wild animals. Yellows were characterized ...