Leading others has been a role in human groups since before history began. Is leadership learned or inborn? Is it best done by exercising power and force, or by cooperation…
Quotations about politics — how we organize and relate in the public sphere.
Dissent Quotes
To dissent is to express a different opinion, or to challenge established beliefs or norms. In democracy, dissent is protected, so that there can be a free exchange of ideas…
Patriotism Quotes
Patriotism is support of and devotion to one's country. For some, that means asserting one's country can do no wrong. For others, it means to work to make the country…
Prejudice Quotes
Prejudices, meaning prejudgments, are beliefs and attitudes that people have, often towards members of a particular group. Prejudices can be both positive and negative. Prejudices are usually unconscious and may…
Social Change Quotes
Social change usually means working for full equality and rights of all people, and especially through changes in policies and systems. If you're looking for some inspiration, these quotations might…
Liberation Quotes
Quotations about liberation: gaining freedom or release from something that was holding you back or restricting you. This could be oppression by an outside force, and it can be an…
Lying, Lies, and Liars – Quotes
Lying usually means telling something we know is not true, or concealing what is true, in service of our personal gain or interest. Liars want, through their lie, to get…
Guns Quotes
Thoughts of many writers and thinkers on the subject of guns, and the easy availability of guns in America.
Bias Quotes
Bias means having preconceived notions, prejudices, or preferences, and can influence your judgment or decision-making process. Bias can be conscious or unconscious. Bias is influenced by culture, experience, and influence.…
America Quotes (USA)
Quotations about America (the common short way to say The United States of America). What does America mean to different people, in different places, in different times? What does it…
Power Quotes
Power means the ability to do something, to exert strength or force, to direct or influence the behavior of others, or to influence the outcome of events. Sages have expressed a variety of opinions about power and when it is a virtue, when it is a vice, and when it is a neutral tool.
Feminism Quotes
Feminism is a belief in or work for the end of sexism, male domination, and patriarchy.