It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term
Peter L. BergerEven 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. BergerOn the one hand, man is a body, in the same way that this may be said of every other animal organism. On the other hand, man has a body. That is, man experiences himself as an entity that is not identical with his body, but that, on the contrary, has that body at its disposal. In other words, man's experience of himself always hovers in a balance between being and having a body, a balance that must be redressed again and again.
Peter L. BergerIn acute suffering the need for meaning is as strong or stronger than the need for happiness.
Peter L. Berger