#soc

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society. ↗

— James Anthony Froude

#human #human society #inequalities #life #marvel

The big winners under the American fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the American social service state; farmers, rural people. These are Republican constituencies. ↗

— David Frum

#anywhere #beneficiaries #big #constituencies #farmers

Welcome to the Salvation Army. I've never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away. ↗

— Hayden Fry

#army #associated #away #ball #been

Americans like to make money; Canadians like to audit it. I know no other country where accountants have a higher social and moral status. ↗

— Northrop Frye

#audit #canadians #country #higher #i

The aging and declining population will have far-reaching impacts. Declining fertility rates will possibly increase immigration. The structure of family and society will inevitably change. ↗

— Toshihiko Fukui

#change #declining #family #far-reaching #fertility

In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the world the example of a free society enjoying its freedom to the fullest. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#also #assets #countries #denying #enjoying

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#essential #foundation #international #international relations #law

We are trying to remake Vietnamese society, a task which certainly cannot be accomplished by force and which probably cannot be accomplished by any means available to outsiders. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#any #available #cannot #certainly #force

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#cannot #cultural #economic #fear #i

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

#degree #distress #expects #face #highest