Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind.
Cotton Mather
In societies no less than individuals, acknowledging our limitations may ultimately be more humane than denying them.
Steven Pinker
Pre-state societies were far more violent than our own.
All societies are historical.
Raymond Queneau
Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.
Bill Richardson
Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.
Lord Robertson
Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
Salman Rushdie
Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected.
Natan Sharansky
In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.
Societies depend on agreed rules.
John Maynard Smith