“Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought.” Has BeensStatesPhilosophyValuesPositionImportanceRemainsDeterminedPrioritiesPrimariesSubstanceRealmsSuperiorityEmphasisEstimating Author:Manly Hall
“There are certain functions that the family performs. In the first place the family provides society with an orderly means of reproduction, while at the same time the norms of marriage control the potentially disruptive forces of sexuality. Second, the family provides physical and economic support for the child during the early years of dependence. The child receives its primary socialization in the family, learning the essential ideas and values required for adult life.” YearsFirstsMeanChildrenIdeasCertainValuesForceSupportEconomicEssentialsAdultsFunctionSexualityPrimariesDependenceNormReproductionOrderlyDisruptiveSocialization Author:Adrian Wilson
“America will nurture a new Muslim - one who can believe in Muhammad and the Quran but who abandons belief in a Shariah-based state and affirms the primary American value of individual liberty, which has not been a normative Islamic value.” BelieveStatesAmericaValuesIndividualBeliefLibertyPrimariesIslamicAbandonNurtureMuhammadQuranIndividual LibertyAmerican Values Author:Dennis Prager
“In literature, questions of fact or truth are subordinated to the primary literary aims of producing a structure of words for its own sake, and the sign-values of symbols are subordinated to their importance as a structure of interconnected motifs.” ArtFactsPoetryValuesLiteratureImportanceAimStructureSakeSymbolsPrimariesInterconnectedMotifs Book:Anatomy of Criticism Source: Anatomy of Criticism