“America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.” ThinkingDoeAmericaBiggerRelateOur SocietyArenaGovernanceGreat LeaderGreat Leadership Author:Jim Leach
“The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.” PeopleIfsThinkingAmericaRealizingQualityJournalismDependentOur SocietyQuality Of LifePillars Author:Scott Pelley
“Our society, our culture - the greatness of America - goes hand-in-hand with energy, and our leaders need to wake up. We need energy, OK?” NeedsHandsAmericaCultureEnergyLeaderGreatnessWake UpOur SocietyHand In HandGreatness Of America Author:Rick Santelli
“Our society distributes itself into Barbarians, Philistines and Populace; and America is just ourselves with the Barbarians quite left out, and the Populace nearly.” AmericaLeftJusticeOur SocietyBarbariansLeft OutPhilistines Author:Matthew Arnold
“A third place to build the Great Society is in the classrooms of America. There your children's lives will be shaped. Our society will not be great until every young mind is set free to scan the farthest reaches of thought and imagination. We are still far from that goal.” MindChildrenStillsAmericaYoungGoalImaginationEducationThirdsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenOur SocietyClassroomYoung MindsGreat SocietyThird Place Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“It's so hard for me to even acknowledge America without talking about race. If you look at our society, if you look at the prisons, if you look at the poverty and which side of the line the majority of people are, we have to acknowledge how we divide ourselves up, that there's racism alive in this country. And it's not in the law. It's in our minds. And that's what we have to actively battle.” PeopleIfsMindLooksCountryHardAmericaLawSidesLinesRaceTalkingPovertyAliveBattleRacismMajorityPrisonAcknowledgeOur SocietyDivides Author:Dave Matthews