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civilization people relaxation
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level. Bertrand Russell
civilization justice prejudice
Prejudices are the props of civilization. Andre Gide
civilization silence age
Society turns away from the aged worker as though he belonged to another species. That is why the whole question is buried in a conspiracy of silence. Old age exposes the failure of our entire civilization. Simone de Beauvoir
civilization bureaucracy specialization
The whole of our civilization is founded on specialization, which implies the enslavement of those who execute to those who coordinate ... Simone Weil
civilization taught navigation
We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so. Thor Heyerdahl
civilization want refinement
Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants. Robert Andrews Millikan
civilization atheism polite
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. Robert A. Heinlein
civilization people presidential
One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals. Rutherford B. Hayes
civilization historical groups
Western civilization, because of fortuitous historical circumstances, has spread itself more widely than any other local group that has so far been known. Ruth Benedict
barbarians able blame
If the Barbarians are destroyed, who will we then be able to blame for the bad things? Angela Carter
barbarians persons
[O]ne person's 'barbarian' is another person's 'just doing what everybody else is doing. Susan Sontag
barbarians firsts england
Who the first inhabitants of Britain were, whether natives or immigrants, remains obscure; one must remember we are dealing with barbarians. Tacitus
human-nature social institutions
Our big social institutions do not reflect human nature; they distort it. Edward Abbey