#civilization

Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth? ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

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China is a civilization pretending to be a nation. ↗

— Michael Ledeen

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Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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