That country [Carthage] was rapidly sinking into the state of barbarism from whence it had been raised by the Phoenician colonies and… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff… — Walter Gropius Copy Share Image
“Science lacks something very important that religion provides: a moral code. Survival of the fittest is a scientific fact, but it is… — A.G. Riddle Copy Share Image
The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I am for a system of universal health care where every American has health care as a fundamental right because I think… — John Delaney Copy Share Image
Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
“Before our white brothers came to civilize us we had no jails. Therefore we had no criminals. You can't have criminals without… — John Lame Deer Copy Share Image
“Civilized" society is a hopeful belief and protest that science, money and goods make man count for more than any other animal.… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
I feel we all have the obligation, myself. I want to live in a more humane, civilized society, and I feel like… — Natalie Merchant Copy Share Image
Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another. — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
There is scarcely room for doubt that something in the psychological relation of a mother-in-law to a son-in-law breeds hostility between them… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“It neither kills outright nor inflicts apparent physical harm, yet the extent of its destructive toll is already greater than that of… — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
“There are six canons of conservative thought: 1) Belief in a transcendent order, or body of natural law, which rules society as… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, peace. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Nature is rarely allowed to enter the sacred portals of civilized society. — Hendrik Willem van Loon Copy Share Image
The United States has more people living in poverty than at almost any time in the modern history of our country. I… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
War is part of our history, but it is not in at all the same sense part of our prehistory. It is… — Gwynne Dyer Copy Share Image
“I understand that art is a necessary component of a civilized society, but you cannot just go around shooting people. That's going… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I take higher ground. I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic… — William Greider Copy Share Image
“Every species of animals naturally multiplies in proportion to the means of their subsistence, and no species can ever multiply be yond… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
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