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    You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn.

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Man was formed for society.

Man was formed for society.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Society Quotes,
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Disapproval is a very important factor in all progress. There has really never been any progress without it.

Disapproval is a very important factor in all progress. There has really never been any progress without it.

by James Henry Breasted Found in: Society Quotes,
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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because read more

A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die out, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

by Max Planck Found in: Society Quotes,
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The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often read more

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

by Thomas Sowell Found in: Society Quotes,
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The avowed aim of all utopian movements is to put an end to history and to establish a final and read more

The avowed aim of all utopian movements is to put an end to history and to establish a final and permanent calm.

by Ludwig Von Mises Found in: Society Quotes,
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Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.

Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.

by August Strindberg Found in: Society Quotes,
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Quite often the social doctors become part of the disease.

Quite often the social doctors become part of the disease.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.

by Sacha Guitry Found in: Society Quotes,
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Those families, you know, are our upper crust, not upper ten
thousand.

Those families, you know, are our upper crust, not upper ten
thousand.

by James Fenimore Cooper Found in: Society Quotes,
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