Civilization Quote by Jean Francois Revel

Every civilization must contend with an unconscious force which can block, betray, or countermand almost any conscious intention of the collectivity.

— Frank Herbert

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

— Anonymous

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

— Wendell Berry

The inclination to aggression constitutes the greatest impediment to civilization.

— Sigmund Freud

The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized.

— Rachel Carson

A civilization is always judged in its decline.

— Melvin B. Tolson

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

“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

No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless of God's creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy.

— Queen Victoria

Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort.

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

“A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, and fails to understand that…

— Chris Hedges