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. BergerThe basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude
Peter L. BergerIndia is the most religious country in the world, Sweden is the most secular country in the world, and America is a country of Indians ruled by Swedes.
Peter L. BergerEven 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. BergerThere are times in history when the dark drums of God can barely be heard amid the noises of this world. Then it is only in moments of silence, which are rare and brief, that their beat can be faintly discerned. There are other times. These are the times when God is heard in rolling thunder, when the earth trembles and the treetops bend under the force of [God’s] voice. It is not given to men [and women] to make God speak. It is only given to them to live and to think in such a way that, if God’s thunder should come, they will not have stopped their ears.
Peter L. Berger