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The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

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I believe that free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado. ↗

— Tom McClintock

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Better to die in the pursuit of civilized values, we believed, than in a flight underground. We were offering a value system couched in the language of science. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

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In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone. ↗

— Geoffrey Fisher

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Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

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The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life. ↗

— Arthur Keith

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The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society. ↗

— Mark Skousen

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The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

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