Character Quote by E. Digby Baltzell

“Then again, given that human history appears to be defined by a succession of more or less corrupt ruling elites, and if we are…

— Laura Knight-Jadczyk

If the world suffers from mental deterioration or from moral degradation, then something goes wrong at the very root of civilization or culture. Even…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-they cannot work…

— Frank Herbert

In the end, what brings civilizations down is when the elites lose confidence in the rightness of their cause.

— Charles Krauthammer

If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply…

— Cory Booker

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.

— Henry George

Civilization depends upon the vigorous pursuit of the highest values by people who are intelligent enough to know that their values are qualified by…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

A corrupt society is terrible for humanity and great for business.

— Farhan Akhtar

“Morals are difficult things to talk about, but what has happened is that we have invented a moral sense, which is rotting now that…

— T.H. White

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.

— Ayn Rand

Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by…

— Neil Gaiman