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.

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.

Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man.

Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man.

Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.

Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the read more

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country ;turns out.

In the advance of civilization, it is new knowledge which paves the way, and the pavement is eternal.

In the advance of civilization, it is new knowledge which paves the way, and the pavement is eternal.

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.

Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.

Civilization ceases when we no longer respect and no longer put into their correct places the fundamental values, such as read more

Civilization ceases when we no longer respect and no longer put into their correct places the fundamental values, such as work, family and country such as the individual, honor and religion.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Protestant Religion.