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title: "4 Build Civilization Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I take "We, the People" seriously because I don't know how we build a civilization without reciprocity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/i-take-we-the-people-seriously-because-i-don-t-know-how-we-build-a/)

[Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/)

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> [Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bowes-sayre-sr/unless-man-has-the-wit-and-the-grit-to-build-his-civilization-on/)

[Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bowes-sayre-sr/)

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> [“It takes hundreds of years of hard work to build a civilization, and yet with the press of a button we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/it-takes-hundreds-of-years-of-hard-work-to-build-a-civilization-and/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/abhijit-naskar-99_civilization_it-takes-hundreds-of-years-of-hard-work_2619085.jpg)

> [Yes,I'm afraid you're right. Trial and error isn't a bad way to learn how to build an aircraft,but it can be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-quinn/yes-i-m-afraid-you-re-right-trial-and-error-isn-t-a-bad-way-to-learn/)

[Daniel Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-quinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/daniel-quinn-1786_civilization_yes-i-m-afraid-you-re-right-trial-and-er_2887556.png)

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