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Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

The Ethical Society, therefore, is like a Church in maintaining, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the custom of public assemblies on Sunday.

His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants hall.

You see, you can’t put joblessness in a jail cell.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

Ambition is not a vice of little people.