The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.

Quote by David Riesman

Topics: Equality Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Men Quotes

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your...

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than...

According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

It's time for change in America

It's time for change in America

I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and...

I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and...

I hope we don't lose in America this demand that those of us who want...

I hope we don't lose in America this demand that those of us who want...

North Carolina is the place you fly over on the way to Florida. Ohio is...

North Carolina is the place you fly over on the way to Florida. Ohio is...

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything...

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything...

In my opinion, the greatest single failure of American education is that students come away...

In my opinion, the greatest single failure of American education is that students come away...

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,...

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,...

This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you...

This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you...

I return with feelings of misgiving from my third war-I was the first American commander...

I return with feelings of misgiving from my third war-I was the first American commander...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to...

El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...