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> [All civilization in a sense exists only in the mind. Gunpowder, textile arts, machinery, laws, telephones are not themselves transmitted from man to man or from generation to generation, at least not permanently. It is the perception, the knowledge and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-l-kroeber/all-civilization-in-a-sense-exists-only-in-the-mind-gunpowder-textile/)

[Alfred L. Kroeber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-l-kroeber/)

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> [each generation devises better ways to survive. Civilization may, in one sense, be a tribute to the ingeniousness of some children in outwitting parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-freeman/each-generation-devises-better-ways-to-survive-civilization-may-in/)

[Lucy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-freeman/)

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