Civilization does not have to perish. The brutes are winning only by default. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
He who writes well runs the civilization. Everyone else does the grunt work. — Kenneth W. Harl Copy Share Image
Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
Civilization does everything for the mind and favors it entirely at the expense of the body. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“The truth is that civilization does not protect us from wild animals. It attempts, however imperfectly, to protect us from ourselves.” — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
True Civilization does not lie in gas, nor in steam, nor in turn-tables. It lies in the reduction of the traces of… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
The same old hypocrisy. Life is a fight, and the strongest wins. All civilization does is hide the blood and cover up… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Civilization does not engross all the virtues of humanity: she has not even her full share of them. They flourish in greater… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“There are few words which are used more loosely than the word “Civilization.” What does it mean? It means a society based… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
