“But revolutionary is not an acceptable term to those who benefit from, and deny at the same time, the savage exploitativeness of the social system.” SocialTermBenefitsDenyRevolutionaryAcceptableSavagesSocial Systems Author:Herbert Schiller
“One's own flowers and some of one's own vegetables make acceptable, free, self-congratulatory gifts when visiting friends, though giving zucchini - or leaving it on the doorstep, ringing the bell, and running - is a social faux pas.” GivingSelfRunningSocialFlowerLeavingVegetablesAcceptableBellsGardeningVisitingDoorstepFauxFaux PasZucchini Author:Barbara Holland
“To most mortals there is a stupidity which is unendurable and a stupidity which is altogether acceptable - else, indeed, what would become of social bonds?” SocialStupidityMortalsAcceptableUnendurableSocial Bonds Book:Middlemarch Source: Middlemarch
“Why is it that the Rev. Jesse Jackson can quote the Bible in support of his pet causes, but conservative ministers and lay people must argue purely on secular grounds for their social and political agenda?... It seems that mixing religion and politics is acceptable as long as the road turns to the left.” PeopleLongSeemsChristianPoliticalTurnsLeftSocialCausesReligiousSupportLaysConservativeArguingMinistersPetAgendasAcceptableSecularMixingReligion And PoliticsPolitical Agendas Author:Gary DeMar