Civilized Quotes

602 Civilized quotes by 445 unique authors

A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to… — Pope Pius XII
I believe that Western civilization, after some disgusting glitches, has become almost civilized. I believe it is our first duty to protect that civilization. I… — P.J. O'Rourke
He was highly annoyed by the series of triumphs by the marvelous colored American runner, Jesse Owens. People whose antecedents came from the jungle were… — Albert Speer
To inflict cruelties on defenceless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society - reverence for… — Jon Evans
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
There is, however, another subject on which the Queen feels most strongly, and that is this horrible, brutalizing, un-Christian-like vivisection…It must really not be permitted.… — Queen Victoria
Taxes are what we pay for civilized society — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I believe that free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado. — Tom McClintock
When in August 1793 a British delegation showed their hosts a terrestrial globe, it turned into a diplomatic incident, for the Chinese were furious to… — Margaret Thatcher
I take higher ground. I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other… — John C. Calhoun
It would be well for those interested to reflect whether there now exists, or ever has existed, a wealthy and civilized community in which one… — John C. Calhoun
Under the ominous shadow which the second World War and its attendant circumstances have cast on the world, peace has become as essential to civilized… — Cordell Hull
The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism. — Vincent Van Gogh
Just now one of the significant historical roles of the primal people of the world is not simply to sustain their own traditions, but call… — Thomas Berry
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives… — Thorstein Veblen
Why do people so love to wander? I think the civilized parts of the world will suffice for me in the future. — Mary Cassatt
The time must come inevitably when mankind shall surmount the imbecility of religion, as it has surmounted the imbecility of religion's ally, magic. It is… — H. L. Mencken
The Jews could be put down very plausibly as the most unpleasant race ever heard of. As commonly encountered they lack any of the qualities… — H. L. Mencken
Victory may now require a level of force deemed objectionable by civilized peoples, meaning that some, for justifiable reasons, may be reluctant to pursue it.… — Victor Davis Hanson
Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that… — Maria Montessori
You may be a geek. You may have geek written all over you. You should aim to be the geek they will never forget. Don’t… — Bruce Sterling
Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected officials consider a… — Donella Meadows
The Civilized… murder their children by producing too many of them without being able to provide for their well-being. Morality or theories of false virtue… — Charles Fourier
I believe that present day civilized man suffers from insufficient discharge of his aggressive drive — Konrad Lorenz

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