Societal Preference Order

Famous quotes containing the words societal, preference and/or order:

    [Film noir] experiences periodic rebirth and rediscovery. Whenever we have any moment of deep societal rift or disruption in America, one of the ways we can express it is through the ideas and behavior in film noir.
    John Briley (b. 1925)

    When I am convinced of any principle, it is only an idea which strikes more strongly upon me. When I give the preference to one set of arguments above another, I do nothing but decide from my feeling concerning the superiority of their influence.
    David Hume (1711–1776)

    “I have said no
    To everything, in order to get at myself.
    I have wiped away moonlight like mud....”
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)