Civilization Quotes

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I wouldn't say that religion has promoted the social progress of mankind. I say that it has been a detriment to the progress of civilization,… — Unknown Author
I am well convinced that Aerial Navigation will form a most prominent feature in the progress of civilization. — George Cayley
Let us hope that the advent of a successful flying machine, now only dimly foreseen and nevertheless thought to be possible, will bring nothing but… — Octave Chanute
It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it. — Ronald Knox
There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.' This is something… — Seth Shostak
Rivers are inherently interesting. They mold landscapes, create fertile deltas, provide trade routes, a source for food and water; a place to wash and play;… — Unknown Author
A race preserves its vigor so long as it harbors a real contrast between what has been and what may be; and so long as… — Alfred North Whitehead
Without adventure civilization is in full decay. — Alfred North Whitehead
Without adventure civilization is in full decay. ... The great fact [is] that in their day the great achievements of the past were the adventures… — Alfred North Whitehead
I'm not so sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said, "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward for civilization-that is, spiritual… — Booth Tarkington
In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world government with security… — Albert Einstein
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay… — Abraham Flexner
Primitiveness and civilization are degrees of the same thing. If civilization has an opposite, it is war. — Ursula K. Le Guin
Resort to science has rendered modern war so destructive of life and property that it presents a new problem to mankind, such, that unless our… — Unknown Author
As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. — Barack Obama
The key is the Internet. The United States is by far the most advanced country in this new digital culture, so we have to be… — Carlos Slim
Civilization is not a spontaneous generation with any race or nation known to history, but the torch to be handed from race to race from… — Kelly Miller
Nearly all great civilizations that perished did so because they had crystallized, because they were incapable of adapting themselves to new conditions, new methods, new… — Eleanor Roosevelt
We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Women know the damnation of charity because the habit of civilization has always been to throw them cheap alms rather than give them good wages. — Rebecca West

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