“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life.” ArtFactsIndividualObjectsStrikesRelatedOur SocietyThree Strikes Author:Michel Foucault
“I've worked in the prison system, on death row and maximum security. I did that work for six years. I've worked with some of the most difficult people in our society. Buddhism was accessible and helpful for these individuals.” PeopleYearsIndividualDifficultSecurityBuddhismSixPrisonOur SocietyHelpfulMaximumDeath RowPrison System Author:Joan Halifax
“It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard.” FeelsEnoughWould BeIndividualLanguageCausesAttentionConditionsViolentAlternativesTonightOur SocietyRebellionRiotIrresponsibleUnheardCondemning Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Banning human cloning reflects our humanity. It is the right thing to do. Creating a child through this new method calls into question our most fundamental beliefs. It has the potential to threaten the sacred family bonds at the very core of our ideals and our society. At its worst, it could lead to misguided and malevolent attempts to select certain traits, even to create certain kind of children -- to make our children objects rather than cherished individuals.” HumansKindChildrenCertainHumanityIndividualBeliefWorstObjectsCreatingIdealsOur ChildrenMethodFundamentalsSacredCoreThings To DoRight ThingOur SocietyTraitsSelectMisguidedCloningFamily BondHuman Cloning Author:William J. Clinton
“Our "society" is not a community, but merely a collection of isolated family units. Desperately insecure, fearing his woman will leave him if she's exposed to other men or to anything remotely resembling life, the male seeks to isolate her from other men and from what little civilization there is, so he moves her out to the suburbs, a collection of self-absorbed couples and their kids. Isolation, further, enables him to try to maintain his pretense of being an individual by being a "rugged individualist", a loner, equating non-co-operation and solitariness with individuality.” IfsMenTryingLittlesSelfKidsMovingIndividualCommunityCoupleCivilizationMalesIndividualityOperationsIsolationCollectionsOur SocietyExposedIsolatedUnitsInsecurePretenseSuburbsLonerSelf AbsorbedRuggedFamily Unit Author:Valerie Solanas
“The capabilities (intellectual and material) of contemporary society are immeasurably greater than ever before - which means that the scope of society's domination over the individual is immeasurably greater than ever before. Our society distinguishes itself by conquering the centrifugal social forces with Technology rather than Terror, on the dual basis of an overwhelming efficiency and an increasing standard of living.” MeanIndividualForceSocialTechnologyGreaterMaterialsIntellectualStandardsBasesTerrorContemporaryConquerOur SocietyOverwhelmingCapabilityEfficiencyDominationScopeStandards Of LivingContemporary Society Author:Herbert Marcuse
“The concept of "mental health" in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress.” NeedsDoeIndividualConceptsStressMental HealthDefinedBehaveOur SocietyAccord Book:The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future Source: The Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and Its Future
“Teachers are the most important individuals in our society - nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.” HumansImportantIndividualPowerfulTeacherOur Society Author:George Lucas
“If they [women] are to be integrated more fully into our society than has been the case so far, changes in individual attitudes of both men and women, adjustments in the labor market, and action by public authorities, will all be necessary.” IfsMenHas BeensActionIndividualAttitudeCasesAuthorityMen And WomenLaborOur SocietyAdjustmentIntegrated Book:Women's Two Roles: Home and Work Source: Women's Two Roles: Home and Work
“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.” IfsRealIndividualEconomicEconomicsOur SocietySpectaclesReal Success Author:David Attenborough