Argument Quote by John Ralston Saul

“During our brief stay on planet Earth, we owe ourselves and our descendants the opportunity to explore - in part because it's fun to…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

We live in a world where no one believes. Enlightenment and knowledge are laughed at. Those who seek and teach the mysteries are scorned…

— Frederick Lenz

In their overestimation of the role of civilization, the humanists misunderstand the primary forces of the world of primitive human drives with their untamable…

— Stefan Zweig

“R.C. Sproul has written that "we live in what may be the most anti-intellectual period in the history of Western civilization." As far as…

— John Piper

The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and…

— J. G. Ballard

“This feeling that--contrary to the consciously philosophic and historical conception which proclaims unceasing and peaceful progress--one is experiencing a last brief, irretrievable intellectual prime…

— Gyorgy Lukács

“The Earth's health is the only standard that is all-encompassing enough to overcome the ethnic, cultural, religious, and national tensions that are rending the…

— Ilchi Lee

The civility of the world has reached that pitch that their more moral genius is becoming indispensable, and the quality of this race is…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“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

The greatest threat to civility - and ultimately civilization - is an excess of certitude. The world is much menaced just now by people…

— George Will

“We have become used to obstructionist ideas. In the name of modernisation we are unconsciously hindering the natural flow of life. The fact that…

— Amitav Chowdhury

“For over twenty-five centuries we’ve been bearing the weight of superb and heterogeneous civilizations, all from outside, none made by ourselves, none that we…

— Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa