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    Civilized ages inherit the human nature which was victorious in barbarous ages, and that nature is, in many respects, not at all suited to civilized circumstances.

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We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which read more

We are in the process of creating what deserves to be called the idiot culture. Not an idiot sub-culture, which every society has bubbling beneath the surface and which can provide harmless fun; but the culture itself. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norm, even our cultural ideal.

by Carl Bernstein Found in: Society Quotes,
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Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

by De Montesquieu Found in: Society Quotes,
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The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.

The strongest man upon Earth is he who stands most alone.

by Henrik Ibsen Found in: Society Quotes,
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In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the read more

In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the attacker and hardens the resistance by compression, whereas an indirect approach loosens the defender's hold by upsetting his balance.

by B.h. Liddell Hart Found in: Society Quotes,
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Man differs from the animal only by a little; most men throw that little away.

Man differs from the animal only by a little; most men throw that little away.

by Mencius Found in: Society Quotes,
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The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. read more

The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. All the advantages brought by the West are ineffectual substitutes for the sheltering and soothing anonymity of communal existence.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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It is the test of a good religion whether you can make a joke about it.

It is the test of a good religion whether you can make a joke about it.

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The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often read more

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

by Thomas Sowell Found in: Society Quotes,
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The best way I know to win an argument is to start by being in the right.

The best way I know to win an argument is to start by being in the right.

by Lord Hailshan Found in: Society Quotes,
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