Civilisation Quote by Alfred Russel Wallace

All nations struggle in the aftermath of civil war. More than 100 years after the English Civil War, for instance, any prelate who was…

— Amanda Foreman

Secularists argue that differences of religion were the chief cause of violence in our history - conveniently overlooking violent clashes of region, race, and…

— Stephen V Monsma

It is too often forgotten that when the Europeans gained enough maritime skills and gunpowder to conquer most of the world, they not only…

— John Henrik Clarke

“The wars of religion that followed the Protestant Reformation caused many people to view religion as nothing more than an ideology with the potential…

— Jeremiah Vallery

Every so often, progress on race and religion occur precisely because an issue surfaces.

— Pritam Singh

“Religion raises the stakes of human conflict much higher than tribalism, racism, or politics ever can, as it is the only form of in-group/out-group…

— Sam Harris

If you ask me what is civilisation, it's little more than an act of faith.

— Mary Beard

“The population of every country is nowadays a collection of diasporas. Every sizable city is now an aggregate of ethnic, religious, and lifestyle enclaves…

— Zygmunt Bauman

I see in the rising crescendo of ethnic tensions, civilization clashes and the use of religious justification for acts of terror, a clear and…

— Jonathan Sacks

If you are religious, you believe that your religion is the 'right' one—and, in many cases, all others will be sent to hell. Similarly,…

— David G. McAfee

Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history.

— Mary Douglas

It's worth pointing out that conflicts between racially oppressed people often result from the fact that colonialism worked on divide and rule. Certain ethnic,…

— Ash Sarkar