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,...

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...

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...

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...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.

Vermont's a place where barns come painted / Red as a strong man's heart, Where...

Vermont's a place where barns come painted / Red as a strong man's heart, Where...

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people....

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people....

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...

I doubt that we Americans can come to terms with our money neuroses without understanding...

I doubt that we Americans can come to terms with our money neuroses without understanding...

The organization of American society is an interlocking system of semi-monopolies notoriously venal, an electorate...

The organization of American society is an interlocking system of semi-monopolies notoriously venal, an electorate...

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...

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated...

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated...

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to...

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to...

Regan and George W Bush put the United States in more debt than all the...

Regan and George W Bush put the United States in more debt than all the...

In America, theres a failure to appreciate Europes leading role in the world.

In America, theres a failure to appreciate Europes leading role in the world.

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized...

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized...

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

As accidental as my life may be, or as that random humor is, which governs...

As accidental as my life may be, or as that random humor is, which governs...