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Social hierarchy6 quotes
Imagine we are linked not ranked. — Gloria Steinem · 2021The root of the kingdom is the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head. — Mencius · 300 BCEvery man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on. — Sinclair Lewis · 1935While classes exist no one is free. We are not born to be slaves or to be masters. We are born to be brothers and sisters. What is capitalism but buying and selling of people? — Ernesto Cardenal · 1972I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom. — Noam Chomsky · 1995Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid. — Bertrand Russell · 1932
Domination and subordination2 quotes
Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on. — Sinclair Lewis · 1935I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom. — Noam Chomsky · 1995
Power relations2 quotes
While classes exist no one is free. We are not born to be slaves or to be masters. We are born to be brothers and sisters. What is capitalism but buying and selling of people? — Ernesto Cardenal · 1972I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom. — Noam Chomsky · 1995
Brotherhood1 quote
While classes exist no one is free. We are not born to be slaves or to be masters. We are born to be brothers and sisters. What is capitalism but buying and selling of people? — Ernesto Cardenal · 1972
Class conflict1 quote
While classes exist no one is free. We are not born to be slaves or to be masters. We are born to be brothers and sisters. What is capitalism but buying and selling of people? — Ernesto Cardenal · 1972
Equality1 quote
While classes exist no one is free. We are not born to be slaves or to be masters. We are born to be brothers and sisters. What is capitalism but buying and selling of people? — Ernesto Cardenal · 1972
Interconnectedness of all people1 quote
Imagine we are linked not ranked. — Gloria Steinem · 2021
Political theory1 quote
The root of the kingdom is the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head. — Mencius · 300 BC
Work1 quote
Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid. — Bertrand Russell · 1932