Civilized Quotes

602 Civilized quotes by 445 unique authors

The very concept of history implies the scholar and the reader. Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to… — George F. Kennan
A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. — Suzanne Vega
Civilized people have exchanged some part of their chances of happiness for a measure of security. — Sigmund Freud
If one benefits tangibly from the exploitation of others who are weak, is one morally implicated in their predicament? Or are basic rights of human… — William Greider
In our life as a civilized person in the industrial age, we are invaded by objects; how could an object have a "force" when it… — Gaston Bachelard
The sobering anwer is yes - the white community is so entitled because ... it is the advanced race ... it is more important ...… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while… — Elihu Root
Every principle of liberty enunciated in any civilized country on earth, with very few exceptions, was intended entirely for men, and when women tried to… — Emmeline Pankhurst
The civilized world has a common stake in defeating the terrorists. — George P. Shultz
They have some pretty tough gun laws in Japan, as they do in any other civilized country in the world, and they're not killing each… — Michael D. Barnes
I assure Romanians that once I return... I will try and generate a sentiment of reconciliation in society. Divisions in society must be stopped, they… — Traian Basescu
One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the… — Magnus Carlsen
The whites, who are educated and civilized, swindle me, and I am not hard to swindle because I do not know how to read and… — Red Cloud
There was a time when the community that was on the Net was homogenous and civilized. Now it's not. We're in the middle of chaos.… — Robert Cailliau
Libel actions, when we look at them in perspective, are an ornament of a civilized society. They have replaced, after all, at least in most… — Henry Anatole Grunwald
I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate of culture and intelligence. The culmination of technology and civilized experience. — Billy Joel
But I cannot forgive those who did not care about more than their own glory or well-being. They thought they were civilized. They were despicable.… — Susan Sontag
The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy. — Antoine Rivarol
Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized. — Albert Bushnell Hart
She is still less civilized than man, largely because she has not been educated. — W L George
There is nothing in either savage or civilized history that is more utterly complete, more remorselessly sweeping than the Father of Mercy´s campaign among the… — Mark Twain
The Good of the People was a laudable enough goal, but in denying a man's soul, an enduring part of his being, Marxism stripped away… — Tom Clancy
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and… — Willard Gaylin
Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer. — George Bernard Shaw
The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion… — B. H. Liddell Hart

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