Civilised Society Quotes
- This extraordinary metal, the soul of every manufacture, and the mainspring perhaps of civilised society. Of iron. — Samuel Smiles
- I think you will agree the sign of a civilised society is a regular dining schedule. — Unknown Author
- It is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage, that we find all the motives… — Samuel Johnson
- The permissive society has been allowed to become a dirty phrase. A better phrase is the civilised society — Roy Jenkins
- The vigour of civilised societies is preserved by the widespread sense that high aims are worth while. Vigorous societies harbour a certain extravagance of objectives,… — Alfred North Whitehead
- As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need. When times are hard, that duty… — Justin Welby
- Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack… — Jeff Lindsay