#civil

The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment. ↗

— Lyman Trumbull

#among #anyone #bill #citizens #civil

Civil servants take forever to do anything. ↗

— Joseph Wambaugh

#civil #civil servants #forever #servants #take

With freedom comes responsibility, and I can think of no responsibility greater than putting on a U.S military uniform and standing in the gap between an enemy threat and civilian life. ↗

— Zack Wamp

#civilian #comes #enemy #freedom #gap

It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#anyone #civilized #creed #curious #every

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#civility #notion #parliament #perhaps #quaint

As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out. ↗

— Allen West

#afghan #army #both #carrying #challenge

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

#civilized #only #those #understood #who

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

#appreciation #civilized #creation #far #future

Without adventure civilization is in full decay. ↗