#barbarism

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before. ↗

— Ron Silver

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Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

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If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

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Passion and courtesy are two polar opposite traits that serve to balance each other into a full-blooded whole. Without socialization, passion is a crude barbarian, and without passion, the elegant and polite are dead. Allow both passion and courtesy into your life in equal measure, and be complete. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

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