Activity Quote by John F. Kennedy

This knowledge, the knowledge that the physical well-being of the citizen is an important foundation for all of the activities of the nation, is…

— John F. Kennedy

A knowledge of the forces that rule society, of the causes that have produced its upheavals, and of society's resources for promoting healthy progress…

— Wilhelm Dilthey

The body of economic knowledge is an essential element in the structure of human civilization; it is the foundation upon which modern industrialism and…

— Ludwig von Mises

The prosperity of a country can be seen simply in how it treats its old people.

— Nachman of Breslov

“A nation’s level of civilization can be measured by the way it treats its oldest and weakest citizens.”

— Hendrik Groen

“In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Anonymous

“Many lessons can be learned from the history of Western civilization, but one of them is especially clear. Lack of involvement in the affairs…

— Jackson Spielvogel

In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of virtue so…

— Fukuzawa Yukichi

A good civilization gives the greatest possible scope to the common passions and makes them intelligible among the great number of people.

— Meridel Le Sueur

“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

“When the culture of the East, its chief characteristic, is added to the strength of body and the strength of mind of the agricultural…

— Charles Edwin Winter

A civilization is a social entity that manifests religious, political , legal, and customary uniformity over an extended period, and which confers on its…

— Roger Scruton