Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.

But hey, when you live in Watts, you need a little smack to get by, you know what I mean? You need something soft and comfortable in your life, 'cause you're not going to get it from what's around you. And society isn't going to give it to you.

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.