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Quotes about Civilization

The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place.
- Havelock Ellis, English sexual psychologist (1859 - 1939)

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
- William Feather, (1908 - 1976)

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.
- Will Durant, US historian (1885 - 1981)

Civilization is the art of living in towns of such size the everyone does not know everyone else.
- Julian Jaynes

Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few.
- Amos Bronson Alcott, US educator & Transcendentalist (1799 - 1888)

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.
- Robert Ingersoll, US agnostic, agnostic apologist, lawyer, & orator (1833 - 1899)

Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles...respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law...or, in a word justice.
- Max Nordau, German author, physician, & Zionist (1849 - 1923)

Underlying the whole scheme of civilization is the confidence men have in each other, confidence in their integrity, confidence in their honesty, confidence in their future.
- Bourke Cockran

CP Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.
- Jane Addams, US social worker, sociologist, & suffragist (1860 - 1935)

CP It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.
- Henry Allen