Social Unrest

Famous quotes containing the words social unrest, social and/or unrest:

    “... if the Settlement seeks its expression through social activity, it must learn the difference between mere social unrest and spiritual impulse.”
    —Jane Addams (1860–1935)

    “When ... did the word “temperament” come into fashion with us?... whatever it stands for, it long since became a great social asset for women, and a great social excuse for men. Perhaps it came in when we discovered that artists were human beings.”
    —Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)

    “... the modern drama, operating through the double channel of dramatist and interpreter, affecting as it does both mind and heart, is the strongest force in developing social discontent, swelling the powerful tide of unrest that sweeps onward and over the dam of ignorance, prejudice, and superstition.”
    —Emma Goldman (1869–1940)