Highly unequal societies are morally defective because they get to be that way through the exploitation by the clever and well-positioned ones of the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of others. The well-off then use their acquired political power to refuse to make sacrifices for others. This system brings us a wonderful range of products and experiences for consumers at the top of the privilege scale, but it also degrades and benumbs the workers at the lower end, as Adam Smith and Marx both said.
It's true, we are a highly professional force and we can produce highly lethal fighting forces, but I defy you to find more dedicated humanitarians or better friends when the chips are down.
The fact is there are many women who nod politely, even agree openly within their male-dominated often highly educated cultures, but vote their own minds.
We prefer one room in Rangoon to six in Boston. We feel that we are highly blessed.
Attempts to estimate the impacts of climate change continue to be highly speculative.
I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.
And in most highly academic environments in the United States, no one fails anything.
I look at 'The New York Review of Books. ' It's what it has been for 35 or 40 years, which is a highly sophisticated vehicle for anti-American self-hatred.
Those worship songs on the Christmas project will air on PBS television. That's highly unusual.
As all creative people, we have our optimistic side and a darker side. Yes, I would say that I am more optimistic than not. I have written some very lush pieces when I was at low ebb, and some highly energized pieces when carrying a great sadness. It seems that I am getting more optimistic as I get older - life is a lot of fun!
I think I'm highly loveable.
Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.
Courage is rarely reckless or foolish. . . courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced.
We're highly social animals - I'm told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.
You cannot study the Bible diligently and earnestly without being struck by an obvious fact-the whole matter of personal holiness is highly important to God!
It is becoming clear that many diseases - especially cancer - are highly complex and may respond better to a multi-drug approach which targets many different aspects of a disease process.
The John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that.
Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.
The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructive… compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in any case more rational and democratic.
Willpower is so common among highly successful people that many see its characteristics as synonymous with success.