The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.
Don DeLillo
In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the... →
As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most... →
Jim DeMint
Every generation has a macabre notion that wars, government prohibition, natural disasters or mankind itself could be the downfall of society and the... →
Lauren DeStefano
Most dystopian, classic and contemporary, paints a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen.
Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure... →
Jeffery Deaver
Cincinnati attracted its first permanent white settlers by flatboat in 1788. It took its name from the Society of Cincinnati, an organization of... →
Bill Dedman
You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.
Frank Deford
The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no... →
Jacques Delors
Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.