#civilized

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. ↗

— Robert Frost

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The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

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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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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time. ↗

— Sally Quinn

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And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of civilized world, like protection of human rights and democratic mechanisms. ↗

— Aleksander Kwasniewski

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War is not civilized. ↗

— Talib Kweli

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Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. ↗

— William Safire

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