“So much barbarism, however, still remains in the transactions of most civilized nations, that almost all independent countries choose to assert their… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism. — Mercedes Lackey Copy Share Image
“[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.” — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Protecting life is a value that matters. Whether it is stopping partial birth abortion which I think is a barbarism. Or whether… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step… — Nelson DeMille Copy Share Image
With all my heart I believe that the world's present system of sovereign nations can only lead to barbarism, war and inhumanity,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
These are barbaric people [at ISIS]. These are people that - you know, I used to study medieval times, and you know,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and… — Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly Copy Share Image
The urban barbarism that has turned our streets into battlegrounds and our classrooms into killing fields will not be stopped by an… — Pat Buchanan Copy Share Image
“Nothing is easier than to get peaceful people to renounce violence, even when they provide no concrete ways to prevent violence from… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Like other systems in decay, the Roman Empire continued to function for several generations after its vitality was sapped. For nearly a… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Without knowledge there can be no sure progress. Vice and barbarism are the inseparable companions of ignorance. Nor is it too much… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Deep knowledge is not knowledge of the thing itself, but knowledge of a thing like the thing. Then, you gain not one… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Barbarians are all alike... sit up half the night to discuss anything a Roman says.” — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before — Ron Silver Copy Share Image
I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes more or less pronounced according to… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism. — Walter Benjamin Copy Share Image
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
Consider the bloody history of Europe: there was a great aspiration for high culture, yet this very same culture was shaped by… — Ori Gersht Copy Share Image
“Death is number one on the list of things that we wish were possible to leave behind when we escaped barbarism.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image