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“Man, even now, can do wonders to animals: my cat and dog live together in my house and seem to like it. It may have been one of man's functions to restore peace to the animal world, and if he had not joined the enemy he might have succeeded in doing so to an extent now hardly imaginable.”

Ifs Men World May Has Beens Seems Might Together House Can Do Animal Wonder Enemy Dog Creatures Cat Function Animal World Cat And Dog

Author:C. S. Lewis

“Myth, legend, and ritual ... function to maintain a status quo. That makes them singularly bad in coping with change, indeed counterproductive, for change is the enemy of myth.”

Change Enemy Function Myth Ritual Legends Status Quo Coping Counterproductive

Book:Powers of the weak

Source: Powers of the weak

“A famous, very often quoted phrase says: "That government is best, which governs least." I do not believe this to be a correct description of of the functions of a good government. Government ought to do all the things for which it is needed and for which it is established. Government ought to protect the individuals within the country against the violent and fraudulent attacks of gangsters, and it should defend the country against foreign enemies. These are the functions of government within a free system, within the system of the market economy.”

Should Believe Country Government Individual Enemy Economy Ought Needed Protect Function Violent Phrases Description Gangsters Market Economy

Book:Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow

Source: Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow

“A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.”

Political Challenges Party Enemy Democracy Media Activity Function Murder Corruption Opposition Civil Society Uncovering Opposition Parties Political Enemies

Author:Evgeny Morozov

“One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.”

Should Form Suffering Enemy Function Punishment New World Principal Symbolic Brave New World Huxley Brave New World Happiness Brave New World Freedom Brave New World Character Brave New World Technology Brave New World Consumerism Brave New World John

Book:Retrospect: an omnibus of Aldous Huxley's books

Source: Retrospect: an omnibus of Aldous Huxley's books

“It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.”

World War Enemy Military Function War Of The Worlds Soil Navy World War 2 Naval

Author:Chester W. Nimitz

“The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which we call - in enemy nations - 'state indoctrination.'”

People Firsts States School Nations Goal Enemy Citizens Function Historical Primaries Good People Educate Public School Indoctrination Good Citizen

Book:The Night Is Dark and I Am Far from Home

Source: The Night Is Dark and I Am Far from Home