Civilization Quotes

2122 Civilization quotes by 1210 unique authors

To correct the evils, great and small, which spring from want of sympathy and from positive enmity among strangers, as nations or as individuals, is… — Abraham Lincoln
Lying under an acacia tree with the sound of the dawn around me, I realized more clearly the facts that man should never overlook: that… — Charles Lindbergh
If art is to flourish in the twenty-first century, it must renew its moral authority by rededicating itself to life. It must be an enriching,… — Frederick Hart
The man who first abused his fellows with swear-words instead of bashing their brains out with a club should be counted among those who laid… — John Denham
The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
In the highest civilization the book is still the highest delight. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented. — John Herschel
There is not a respectable system of civilization known to history whose foundations were not laid in the institution of domestic slavery. — Robert M. T. Hunter
I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not falter. I know… — Sullivan Ballou
Oh, it is all folly, madness, a crime against civilization. — William Tecumseh Sherman
If the truth is boring, civilization is irksome. The constraints inherent in civilized living are frustrating in innumerable ways. Yet those with the vision of… — Thomas Sowell
Who would benefit from a war of civilizations between the West and Islam? Answer: one nation, one leader, one party. Israel, Sharon, Likud. — Pat Buchanan
My sense of the holy is bound up with the hope that some day my remote descendants will live in a global civilization in which… — Richard Rorty
Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister--corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all we hold dear.… — Richard Rorty
Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery. — Fannie Farmer
The effect on men has been very bad, too, of the omission of women's history, because men have been given the impression that they're much… — Gerda Lerner
Lucifer represents.. Life.. Thought.. Progress.. Civilization.. Liberty.. Independence.. Lucifer is the Logos.. the Serpent, the Savior. — H. P. Blavatsky
To one who believes that really good industrial conditions are the hope for a machine civilization, nothing is more heartening than to watch conference methods… — Frances Perkins
Man must be able to escape civilization if he is to survive. Some of his greatest needs are for refuges and retreats where he can… — William O. Douglas
The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. The wrongs, which we… — Robert H. Jackson
What I am more concerned about is whether our whole civilization will be around in the next 25 years. — Sonny Rollins
The foundation of all civilization is loitering. — Jean Renoir
All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern exceptions), and, for that matter, they were all male. Africa, the cradle of… — Walter Mosley
A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death — Robert M. Hutchins
We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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