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• The whole of the Bill [of Rights] is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.
  .. It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of....
• Education has in America's whole history been the major hope for improving the individual and society.
  -- Gunnar Myrdal...
• Many people believe that a few individuals or small groups (family, friends, teachers, celebrities, for example) have caused them to think and behave in the way they do.
  Yet it is always society as a whole that defines us and our attitudes, not a few individuals....
• Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society.
  It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem....
• Instead of encouraging conformity, society should show greater appreciation of individual differences.
• The media.and society in general.mistakenly expect an individual to speak for a particular group, whether or not that individual truly represents the views of the entire group.
• Largely because it is so tangible and exciting a program and as such will serve to keep alive the interest and enthusiasm of the whole spectrum of society.
  ..It is justified because...the program can give a sense of shared adventure and achievement to the society at large....
• People today are too individualistic. Instead of pursuing self-centered
  eparate goals, people need to understand that satisfaction comes from working for the greater good of the family, the community, or society as a whole....
• If a society is to thrive, it must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens.