A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

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

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

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the read more

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country ;turns out.

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

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

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.

The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually.

The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually.

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.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.