Absurd Quote by James Bovard

The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.

— David Hare

Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization.

— Edmond de Goncourt

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

— Herbert Spencer

Barbarism recommences by the excess of civilization.

— Alphonse de Lamartine

Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism.

— Antoine Rivarol

How often it consoles me to think of barbarism once more flooding the world, and real feelings and passions, however rudimentary, taking the place…

— William Morris

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

— Denis Diderot

Civilization creates discontents; barbarism creates quick endings.

— Mason Cooley

“We have barely emerged from centuries of barbarism. It's not a surprise that there are shocking inequities in this world. It is hard work…

— Sam Harris

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

— Voltaire

I don't think we really gave barbarism a fair try.

— George Carlin

As a tactic, violence is absurd. No one can compete with the Government in violence, and the resort to violence, which will surely fail,…

— Noam Chomsky