Famous quotes containing the words human and/or society:
“Thoroughly to unfold the labyrinths of the human mind is an arduous task.... In order to dive into those recesses and lay them open to the reader in a striking and intelligible manner, tis necessary to assume a certain freedom in writing, not strictly perhaps within the limits prescribed by rules.”
—Sarah Fielding (17101768)
“Anarchism is the only philosophy which brings man the consciousness of himself; which maintains that God, the State, and society are non-existent, that their promises are null and void, since they can be fulfilled only through mans subordination.... The individual is the heart of society, conserving the essence of social life; society is the lungs which are distributing the element to keep the life essencethat, is, the individualpure and strong.”
—Emma Goldman (18691940)