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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 perspective historical
Western civilization presents one of the most difficult tasks for historical analysis, because it is not yet finished, because we are a part of it and lack perspective, and because it presents considerable variation from our pattern of historical change. Carroll Quigley
civilization two america
For the first time in its history, Western Civilization is in danger of being destroyed internally by a corrupt, criminal ruling cabal which is centered around the Rockefeller interests, which include elements from the Morgan, Brown, Rothschild, Du Pont, Harriman, Kuhn-Loeb, and other groupings as well. This junta took control of the political, financial, and cultural life of America in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
civilization america risk
The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more — if more should be required — the future of human civilization is at stake. Al Gore
civilization study problem
The longer I live and the more I study the question, the more I am convinced that it is not so much the problem of what you will do with Negro, as what the Negro will do with you and your 'civilization'. Booker T. Washington
civilization behinds
You can't leave civilization behind entirely. Dirk Benedict
civilization vices connections
No more astounding relic of the subjection of women survives in western civilization than the status of the prostitute.... In connection with what other illegal vice is the seller alone penalized, and not the buyer? Crystal Eastman
civilization two culture
Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization. Andre Maurois
civilization air elements
An immaterial but visible being that inhabited the air when the air was an element and before it was fatally polluted with factory smoke, sewer gas and similar products of civilization. Ambrose Bierce
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
human-nature shame customs
Nature her custom holds, Let shame say what it will. William Shakespeare
human-nature life-and-change human-life
True love can alter human lives and change human nature. Thomas S. Monson
human-nature
Humans have always wondered the big questions, "Who am I? Where have I come from? Where am I going?" It's part of human nature. It's perhaps the underpinnings of religion. Sylvia Earle
human-nature humans
Human nature is disposed to do good. Mencius