Civilisation Quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“civilization has made mankind if not more bloodthirsty, at least more vilely, more loathsomely bloodthirsty.”

— Anton Chekhov

Civilization has made man, if not always more bloodthirsty, at least more viciously, more horribly bloodthirsty.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“..each bloodletting hastens the next, and as the value of human life is degraded and violence becomes tolerated, the unimaginable becomes more conceivable.”

— Bill Clinton

“The warlike days are over. Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonorable peace; and the glories of the great races…

— Bram Stoker

“There's no such thing as life without bloodshed. I think the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could…

— Cormac McCarthy

“The blood is our strength, for it is the power of the heavens and the Earth within us”

— Theodore Roszak

“Blood is a fickle thing, but so is truth, which can be bent to suit all purposes.”

— Amalie Howard

“The blood: There's nothing like it, the sense of elation, the power. To think the life of a man is pouring into you. Think…

— Michael Schiefelbein

“For most of human history, life was brutal and bloody. Humanity just took a big backward step toward that.”

— Bobby Adair

“Blood answers blood, especially that given for the sake of others.”

— Helen C. Johannes

“Deep down, in our poor human nature, lurks the love of blood...”

— A.R. Allison

“It was ridiculous that things outside a person’s control could make others hate you. The nature of your blood wasn’t a choice, but humanity…

— Melissa Marr