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    The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to develop as an equal human being.

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All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.

All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: Society Quotes,
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Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.

Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.

by Robert Heinlein Found in: Society Quotes,
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Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of read more

Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it would appear as the regular or necessary derivative. Scientific progress consists in pushing further back this ultimately given.

by Ludwig Von Mises Found in: Society Quotes,
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We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for read more

We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.rn

by Marilyn Manson Found in: Society Quotes,
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K is for KENGHIS KHAN. _He_ was a very _nice_ person. History has no record of him. There is a read more

K is for KENGHIS KHAN. _He_ was a very _nice_ person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere.

by Harlan Ellison Found in: Society Quotes,
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Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.

by Tryon Edwards Found in: Society Quotes,
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Anyone taken as an individual, is tolerably sensible and reasonable- as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes read more

Anyone taken as an individual, is tolerably sensible and reasonable- as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

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I believe the best social program is a job.

I believe the best social program is a job.

by Ronald Reagan Found in: Society Quotes,
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The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into read more

The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into a killer.

by Arthur Koestler Found in: Society Quotes,
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