Civilization Quote by Hendrik Groen

“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones”

— Nelson Mandela

“The first measure of any civilization is how it deals with its trash.”

— Micah R. Sisk

“One measure of a civilization, in fact, is the percentage of misfits in its society.”

— Abe Kōbō

“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nothing is more important to a nation than its history. It is the earth upon which any society stands.”

— Robert Harris

“Behind every civilization lies a vision and a worldview, and none is greater or more lasting than the strength of its vision.”

— Os Guinness

“A civilization must be judged by its standards not by its expenditure.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Nations rise and fall, flourish and decay, by what they believe in and by what their culture stands for.”

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

“The glory and grandeur of a nation lie only in the development of its humanity. Its strength and inner vitality are measured by the…

— Mikhail Bakunin

“Civilization is refinement of spirit, respect of one's neighbor, tolerance of foreign opinion, courtesy of manner.”

— Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

I have heard it said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats those who have hurt it. I think a further…

— Mark Goulston

“The conventional wisdom says that societies seem more civilized than they actually are.”

— Dr. Ashok Anand