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Civilisation Quotes

Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees...to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation Picture Quote #1

Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees...to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation. - Winston Churchill, remarking to his son during a visit to Canada in 1929 Picture Quote #1

Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth Picture Quote #1

There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilisation. By it we can readily measure an important part of a people’s progress Picture Quote #1

If the truth be told, we are a society that is dripping in racism. This is not in the least surprising. For the best part of two centuries, we British ruled the waves, controlled two-fifths of the planet, and believed it was our responsibility to bring civilisation to those who allegedly lacked it Picture Quote #1

The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction Picture Quote #1

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Myths are part of our DNA. We’re a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with it Picture Quote #1

Ask, ‘How are we different from the great apes?’ We have culture, we have civilisation, and we have language to be celebrated as part of being human Picture Quote #1

The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes Picture Quote #1

As a culture or a civilisation, we are a bit juvenile; it’s like ‘Oh, I have all this power, whoa, this is so cool, I can transform the earth and I can produce all this wealth. But we’re blinded by our success in a naive way. There’s more to life, actually, and I think the sustainability issue is also helpful in reminding us about that Picture Quote #1

We are free, we are civilised, to little purpose, if we grudge to any portion of the human race an equal measure of freedom and civilisation Picture Quote #1

I’m considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family - father, mother, children - is fundamental to our civilisation Picture Quote #1

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Everything might scatter. You might be right. I suppose it’s something we can’t easily get away from. People need to feel they belong. To a nation, to a race. Otherwise, who knows what might happen? This civilisation of ours, perhaps it’ll just collapse. And everything scatter, as you put it Picture Quote #1

The goal of education should be to dismantle the Middle Pole view, not to reinforce it in the name of the need for a grounding in one’s own civilisation Picture Quote #1

We’ve been taught that the renaissance was one of the great golden ages of civilisation. The renaissance was not a golden age, it was the end of a golden age Picture Quote #1

I profess accurately to describe native Africa - Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation Picture Quote #1

Saddam Hussein was fascinated by ancient Babylon and Assyria. He made money available to protect and develop the great archaeological sites. The great achievements of Mesopotamian civilisation were pressed into the service of the Ba’athist regime Picture Quote #1

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Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees...to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation. (Civilisation Quotes) Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees...to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation. - Winston Churchill, remarking to his son during a visit to Canada in 1929 (Civilisation Quotes) Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth. (Civilisation Quotes) There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilisation. By it we can readily measure an important part of a people’s progress. (Civilisation Quotes) If the truth be told, we are a society that is dripping in racism. This is not in the least surprising. For the best part of two centuries, we British ruled the waves, controlled two-fifths of the planet, and believed it was our responsibility to bring civilisation to those who allegedly lacked it. (Civilisation Quotes) The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction. (Civilisation Quotes) Myths are part of our DNA. We’re a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with it. (Civilisation Quotes) Ask, ‘How are we different from the great apes?’ We have culture, we have civilisation, and we have language to be celebrated as part of being human. (Civilisation Quotes) The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes. (Civilisation Quotes) As a culture or a civilisation, we are a bit juvenile; it’s like ‘Oh, I have all this power, whoa, this is so cool, I can transform the earth and I can produce all this wealth. But we’re blinded by our success in a naive way. There’s more to life, actually, and I think the sustainability issue is also helpful in reminding us about that. (Civilisation Quotes) We are free, we are civilised, to little purpose, if we grudge to any portion of the human race an equal measure of freedom and civilisation. (Civilisation Quotes) I’m considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family - father, mother, children - is fundamental to our civilisation. (Civilisation Quotes) Everything might scatter. You might be right. I suppose it’s something we can’t easily get away from. People need to feel they belong. To a nation, to a race. Otherwise, who knows what might happen? This civilisation of ours, perhaps it’ll just collapse. And everything scatter, as you put it. (Civilisation Quotes) The goal of education should be to dismantle the Middle Pole view, not to reinforce it in the name of the need for a grounding in one’s own civilisation. (Civilisation Quotes) We’ve been taught that the renaissance was one of the great golden ages of civilisation. The renaissance was not a golden age, it was the end of a golden age. (Civilisation Quotes) I profess accurately to describe native Africa - Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation. (Civilisation Quotes) Saddam Hussein was fascinated by ancient Babylon and Assyria. He made money available to protect and develop the great archaeological sites. The great achievements of Mesopotamian civilisation were pressed into the service of the Ba’athist regime. (Civilisation Quotes)

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