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

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

We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

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.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of 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 not a burden. It is an opportunity.

Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

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.

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

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