A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.

We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way

We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.

You can't say civilization isn't advancing: in every war, they kill you in a new way.

You can't say civilization isn't advancing: in every war, they kill you in a new way.

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

All the things now enjoyed by civilization have been created by some man and sold by another man before anybody read more

All the things now enjoyed by civilization have been created by some man and sold by another man before anybody really enjoyed the ;benefits of them.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have read more

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.

You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.

You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.