Civilised Quote by Roy Jenkins

It is the fine souls who serve us, and not what is called fine society. Fine society is only a self-protection against the vulgarities…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness.

— Ferdinand Marcos

As men begin to grow civilized, they cease to be satisfied with mere taboos.

— Bertrand Russell

It is not unfortunate that today, obscenity is being encourages in the name of modernity; unfortunate is that the young generation is happily adopting…

— Mak_786

I guess I'm concerned that vulgarity has now officially entered the mainstream of our culture, and I think people have to respectfully stand up…

— Eric Metaxas

“A civilized society is formed when every individual in that society are bound to obey the rules and regulation which is for the benefit…

— Santosh Kalwar

“When we try to bring about change in our societies, we are treated first with indifference, then with ridicule, then with abuse and then…

— A.T. Ariyarante

“When a basic human need becomes a taboo, it is only a matter of time before it turns into a hideous industry.”

— Stephan Attia

“To launch a taboo, a group has to be poised halfway between weakness and power. A confident group doesn’t need taboos to protect it.…

— Paul Graham

“I am not what you call a civilised man! I have done with society entirely, for reasons which I alone have the right of…

— Jules Verne

All taboos serve different human interests by avoiding those things which threaten to cause offence or distress

— Kate Burridge

The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativene ss.

— Ferdinand Marcos