Betray Quote by Frank Herbert

Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.

— Jean Francois Revel

“When the masses consciously decide to be unconscious, the masses decide to be annihilated by conscious will. And by the laws of the universe,…

— Robin Sacredfire

Each civilization has its own kind of pestilence and can control it only by reforming itself.

— Rene Dubos

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

— Wendell Berry

“We are the only species that understands the damage we cause to the Earth and the only one with the power to change it.…

— Bhuwan Thapaliya

We now face the prospect of a kind of global civil war between those who refuse to consider the consequences of civilization's relentless advance…

— Al Gore

Civilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot yet claim…

— Anonymous

“The cool contemplation of other people's suffering while one exhibits polished manners in a society that is deemed civil is only a shade less…

— Stjepan Mestrovic

Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

— Andy Rooney

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“Nothing shows a greater contempt for individuality than the train. Modern civilization uses every possible means to develop individuality, and having done so, tries…

— Sōseki Natsume

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

— Pearl S. Buck