In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
If the cultural elite has its way, the U.S. will be much more like Europe. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
Even in a society as tightly controlled as Singapore’s, the market creates certain forces which perhaps in the long run may lead to democracy. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
Even if one is interested only in one’s own society, which is one’s prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with others. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
But we don’t have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy – which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
I think what I and most other sociologists of religion wrote in the 1960s about secularization was a mistake. Our underlying argument was that secularization and modernity go hand in hand. With more modernization comes more secularization. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
I’m sure Putnam is right that there’s been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues. But people participate in communities in other ways. Peter L. Berger Read Quote
One can’t understand the Christian Right and similar movements unless one sees them as reactive – they’re reacting to what they call secular humanism. Peter L. Berger Read Quote