“War is society’s dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up some failure on the part of the adults.”— Karl Marlantes Related Quotes “The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed.”– Alexis Carrel “Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.”– Henrik Ibsen “When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.”– H. Rap Brown