“Individuals bearing witness do not change history; only movements that understand their social world can do that. Movements encourage solidarity; the moral individual is likely, all unwittingly, to do the opposite, for bearing witness is lonely: it breeds feelings of superiority and moralistic anger against those who are not doing the same.” WorldFeelingsIndividualSocialCan DoMoralMovementLonelyOppositesWitnessSolidaritySuperiorityBearing Witness Author:Ellen Willis
“The Union has become not merely a physical union of states, but rather a spiritual union in common ideals of our people. Within it is room for every variety of opinion, every possible experiment in social progress. Out of such variety comes growth, but only if we preserve and maintain our spiritual solidarity.” PeopleIfsStatesSpiritualSocialGrowthRoomsCommonOpinionProgressIdealsUnionsExperimentsVarietyPreservesSolidaritySocial Progress Book:Herbert Hoover: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President Source: Herbert Hoover: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President
“Like the Pentagon, our social science often reduces all phenomena to dollars and body counts. Sexuality, family unity, kinship, masculine solidarity, maternity, motivation, nurturing, all the rituals of personal identity and development, all the bonds of community, seem "sexist," "superstitious," "mystical," "inefficient," "discriminatory." And, of course, they are -- and they are also indispensable to a civilized society.” BodySeemsMotivationCoursesSocialCommunityIdentityDevelopmentDollarsUnitySexualityCivilizedRitualSolidarityMysticalIndispensableMasculineNurturingSuperstitiousSexistKinshipPentagonSocial ScienceCivilized SocietyMaternityPersonal Identity Book:Sexual suicide Source: Sexual suicide
“I dont want a Europe that is just a free-trade area attached to NATO. Even less do I want a Europe where its everyone against everyone, and social and fiscal dumping replaces solidarity.” WantSocialEuropeAreasTradeSolidarityNatoFree Trade Author:Segolene Royal