“To large numbers of American citizens life in certain parts of the country becomes intolerably hazardous. They may be seized on any pretext, however flimsy, and put to death with horrible tortures. No government pretending to be civilized can go on condoning such atrocities. Either it must make every possible effort to put them down or it must suffer the scorn and contempt of Christendom.” MayCountryGovernmentCertainSufferingNumbersEffortGoes OnCitizensHorribleTortureCivilizedPretendingContemptScornLarge NumbersAtrocitiesAmerican CitizensPretextChristendomLynching Author:H. L. Mencken
“No matter where you are on politics, I think it is wonderful to see candidates funding campaigns not by talking to a very small number of very rich people, but by reaching out to a very large number of citizens.” PeopleThinkingMatterNumbersTalkingRichWonderfulCitizensCampaignsCandidatesReachingWhere You AreReach OutFundingRich PeopleLarge NumbersSmall Numbers Author:David Brooks
“Our society is not held together primarily by law and its enforcement but most importantly by those who voluntarily obey the unenforceable because of their internalized norms of righteous or correct behavior. Religious belief in right and wrong is a vital influence to produce such voluntary compliance by a large number of our citizens.” TogetherLawBeliefReligiousNumbersInfluenceProduceCitizensBehaviorOur SocietyRighteousEnforcementNormLarge NumbersReligious BeliefCompliance Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“In spite of nuclear weapons, large numbers of American citizens feel totally insecure. And in spite of so much wealth, industry and technology, many Americans are living under deprivation and anxiety. So happiness is not in accumulation of material goods, it's in sharing and caring.” FeelsWealthNumbersTechnologyMaterialsIndustryCitizensAnxietyWeaponsCaringNuclearSpiteGoodsNuclear WeaponsInsecureAccumulationLarge NumbersAmerican CitizensDeprivationSharing And Caring Author:Satish Kumar
“One citizen, or a few, may be powerless if all the rest are determined to benefit from the imposition of unjust supranational rules. But this excuse cannot work for large numbers. Just imagine 10 million US citizens saying in unison: "I am just one powerless citizen. There is nothing I can do to change my government's policies!"” IfsMayI CanGovernmentCan DoNumbersMillionsImaginePolicyCitizensBenefitsExcuseDeterminedJust OneUnjustPowerlessLarge NumbersImpositionUnison Author:Thomas Pogge