I have observed that society in general always seems to honor its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.
I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.
Conformism is a potent statement, and as much as we do talk about individuality in fashion, there's a sense that people are fearful of not conforming and not being part of action.
The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.
The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
Societies should be judged by how they treat the weakest among them.
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them.
I believe that our society is merely a reflection of what is going on inside each and every one of us.
I think that a society lives or dies according to its respect for - for its art.