Quotes for All
The human species does not necessarily move in stages from progress to progress … history and civilization do not advance in tandem. From the stagnation of Medieval Europe to the decline and chaos in recent times on the mainland of Asia and to the catastrophes of two world wars in the twentieth century, the methods … Read more
As with most things in life, Lady Maccon preferred the civilized exterior to the dark underbelly (with the exception of pork products, of course.) Gail Carriger
A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values. Ezra Pound
It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste. Evelyn Waugh
I do not oppose the insane asylum – but I abhor and condemn the cutthroat system that robs man of his reason, drives him to insanity and makes the lunatic asylum an indispensable adjunct to every civilized community. Eugene V. Debs
Thousands of years ago the question was asked: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” That question has never yet been answered in a way that is satisfactory to civilized society. Eugene V. Debs
The privilege against self-incrimination is one of the great landmarks in man’s struggle to make himself civilized… The Fifth is a lone sure rock in time of storm … a symbol of the ultimate moral sense of the community, upholding the best in us. Erwin Griswold
Wine is the most civilized thing in the world. Ernest Hemingway
Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing. Ernest Hemingway
The American people expect the United States to keep terrorists where they belong, apart from civilized society and outside of America’s borders Eric Cantor