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title: "3 Civilizations Built Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; but each time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/that-is-the-key-to-history-terrific-energy-is-expended-civilizations/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

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> [Throughout history, civilizations have built a common cause through coming-of-age rituals. But we don't do that anymore. Maybe we should think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/throughout-history-civilizations-have-built-a-common-cause-through/)

[Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/)

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> [Civilizations are built by the ceaseless toil of a succession of generations. With softness and sloth, civilizations succumb. Let us beware of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-gandhi/civilizations-are-built-by-the-ceaseless-toil-of-a-succession-of/)

[Rajiv Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-gandhi/)

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