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“Societies have religion because social cohesion requires something like religion. Social groups would fall apart if ritual did not periodically reestablish that all members are part of a greater whole.”

Book:Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought

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“I think I have a vague idea what you were driving at," she said. "We all of us somehow caught. We born this way and we don't know why. But we caught anyhow. I born Berenice. You born Frankie. John Henry born John Henry. And maybe we wants to widen and bust free. But no matter what we do we still caught. Me is me and you is you and he is he. We each one of us somehow caught all by ourself. Is that what you was trying to say?”

Society Identity Caught

Book:The Member of the Wedding

Source: The Member of the Wedding

“Esmagaremos todos os revolucionários com o nosso tacão, e espezinhá-los-emos. Somos os senhores do mundo: o mundo é nosso e continuará a ser nosso. Quanto às hostes dos trabalhadores, vivem na lama desde o início da história. Continuarão na lama enquanto detivermos o poder. É essa a palavra. É a rainha das palavras: poder. Não Deus, nem dinheiro, mas poder.”

Politics Society Capitalism

Book:The Iron Heel

Source: The Iron Heel

“Suburbs are just an ant's nest on society.”

Humanity Society Civilization Quote Of The Day Anthony T Hincks The Prophet Avocatorium Quotinism Ant S Nest

Author:Anthony T. Hincks

“Sheep will live in corrals of neighborhoods when society comes of age.”

Society Quote Of The Day Anthony T Hincks Sheep The Prophet Avocatorium Suburbs Quotinism Neighborhoods Corrals

Author:Anthony T. Hincks

“You can't be stubborn in a society of equals.”

Philosophy Psychology Society Anthony T Hincks Stubborn The Prophet Avocatorium Quotinism

Author:Anthony T. Hincks

“Practical considerations most often come up in the form of three fundamental questions a society needs to answer in order to function: Who gets what? (Rules of allocation) How do we decide who gets what? (Rules of decision) Who decides who decides? (Rules of political authority)”

Political Decision Society Authority Function Decide Who Allocation

Book:Practical Fairness: Achieving Fair and Secure Data Models

Source: Practical Fairness: Achieving Fair and Secure Data Models

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