#civilization

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

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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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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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To one who believes that really good industrial conditions are the hope for a machine civilization, nothing is more heartening than to watch conference methods and education replacing police methods. ↗

— Frances Perkins

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Well, right now, I'm very fascinated with 1920s Berlin. I mean, probably the more interesting thing would be to go to the beginning of civilization or precivilization - like polytheistic times. It would be interesting to see what came before modern religion and culture - what circumstances created the environment or the need for it. ↗

— Natalie Portman

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It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization. ↗

— Agnes Repplier

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We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others. ↗

— Will Rogers

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