Quote by Freda Adler
That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is th

That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy. – Freda Adler

Other quotes by Freda Adler

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its morality. It reveals that certain unacknowledged behavior exists and it suggests the form that such behavior takes. – Freda Adler

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Superstition
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The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find. – Freda Adler

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Knowledge
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Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit. – Freda Adler

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Crime
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Change
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We dont change what we are, we change what we think what we are. – Eric Butterworth

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Change

Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam. – Muqtada al Sadr

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Change

Every single thing changes and is changing always in this world. Yet with the same light the moon goes on shining. – Saigyo

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Change

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives. – Armistead Maupin

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Change

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Bush reiterated his stand to conservatives opposing his decision on stem cell research. He said today he believes life begins at conception and ends at execution. – Jay Leno

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Science

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. Its a choice you make – not just on your wedding day, but over and over again – and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife. – Barbara de Angelis

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Marriage

We have the new greatest generation. We dont need as large a military due to the technology we have, the equipment we have outfitting our personnel. They really are storm troopers. – Joe Wilson

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Technology

I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a small community and a family. – Danny Glover

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Anger