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Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

— Andy Rooney

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

— Jane Addams

A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values.

— Ezra Pound

“There are few words which are used more loosely than the word “Civilization.” What does it mean? It means a society based upon the…

— Winston Churchill

One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to obtain possession…

— Sigmund Freud

“What is the point of having a civilization, if we do not practice being civilized!”

— Abhijit Naskar

In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Fukuzawa Yukichi

A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, peace.

— Alfred North Whitehead

“The cool contemplation of other people's suffering while one exhibits polished manners in a society that is deemed civil is only a shade less…

— Stjepan Mestrovic

Civilization is the sum total of all those activities that allow men to transcend mere biological existence and reach for a richer mental, aesthetic,…

— Anthony Daniels

to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our…

— Agnes Repplier

“All definitions of civilization along to a conjugation which goes: "I am civilized, you belong to a culture, he is a barbarian.”

— Felipe Fernández-Armesto