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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 veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way
We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way
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.
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.
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.
Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.
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.
There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
