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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.
We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way
We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent.
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent.
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.
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.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
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.
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.
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
