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 had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity.

Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity.

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.

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

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

Mankind's struggle upwards, in which millions are trampled to death, that thousands may mount on their bodies.

Mankind's struggle upwards, in which millions are trampled to death, that thousands may mount on their bodies.

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.

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

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

We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way

We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way