#civilization

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization. ↗

— John Milius

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A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

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Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

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If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#doomed #mankind #men #now #succeed

What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

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Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die. ↗

— William Morris

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It's the Law of God that gave the stability to Christian civilization. ↗

— Randall Terry

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India is a land of plenty inhibited by poverty; India has an enthralling, uplifting civilization that sparkles not only in our magnificent art, but also in the enormous creativity and humanity of our daily life in city and village. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

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A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

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