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Vili Quotes

Those who admire modern civilization usually identify it with the steam engine and the electric telegraph Picture Quote #1

With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don’t think it’s human to become an agent of the angel of death Picture Quote #1

The abolition of the death penalty is making us a civilized society. It shows we actually do mean business when we say we have reverence for life Picture Quote #1

The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country Picture Quote #1

Unless we stop dumping 70 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours, which we are doing right now... the continued acceleration of this pollution would destroy the future of human civilization Picture Quote #1

If we did not take action to solve this crisis, it could indeed threaten the future of human civilization. That sounds shrill. It sounds hard to accept. I believe it’s deadly accurate. But again, we can solve it Picture Quote #1

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We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither Picture Quote #1

He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words Picture Quote #1

And of course you are mad, if by a madman we mean a mind that questions and rejects every civilized norm Picture Quote #1

There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast Picture Quote #1

I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture, and our concern for the future, can all be tested by how well we support our libraries Picture Quote #1

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

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There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal Picture Quote #1

If men are to remain civilized or to become so, the art of associating together must grow and improve in the same ratio in which the equality of conditions is increased Picture Quote #1

Civilizations come and go; they conquer the earth and crumble into dust; but faith survives every desolation Picture Quote #1

Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, are both uncivilized and undemocratic Picture Quote #1

What do I consider a teacher should be? One who breathes life into knowledge so that it takes new form in progress and civilization Picture Quote #1

Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind... We might as well require a man to wear the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain forever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors Picture Quote #1

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As we become civilized we are governed less by persons and more by principles... The best of all leaders is the man who teaches people to lead themselves Picture Quote #1

We have much studied and much perfected, of late, the great civilized invention of the division of labour; only we give it a false name. It is not, truly speaking, the labour that is divided; but the men Picture Quote #1

Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts and our culture Picture Quote #1

What we are confronted with now is a growing perception that if we desire a certain type of civilization and culture we must exterminate the sort of people who do not fit into it Picture Quote #1

We owe the origin and development of human society and, consequently, of culture and civilization, to the fact that work performed under the division of labor is more productive than when performed in isolation Picture Quote #1

We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization Picture Quote #1

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In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery... To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace Picture Quote #1

Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence Picture Quote #1

We talk about civilization as though it’s a static state. There are no civilized people yet, it’s a process that’s constantly going on... As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization Picture Quote #1

Civility does not... mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good Picture Quote #1

Newspaper : A device unable to distinguish between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation Picture Quote #1

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is very mechanical and predictable, but love, you can’t catch it Picture Quote #1

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Those who admire modern civilization usually identify it with the steam engine and the electric telegraph (Vili Quotes) With every cell of my being and with every fiber of my memory I oppose the death penalty in all forms. I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don’t think it’s human to become an agent of the angel of death (Vili Quotes) The abolition of the death penalty is making us a civilized society. It shows we actually do mean business when we say we have reverence for life (Vili Quotes) The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country (Vili Quotes) Unless we stop dumping 70 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours, which we are doing right now... the continued acceleration of this pollution would destroy the future of human civilization (Vili Quotes) If we did not take action to solve this crisis, it could indeed threaten the future of human civilization. That sounds shrill. It sounds hard to accept. I believe it’s deadly accurate. But again, we can solve it (Vili Quotes) We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither (Vili Quotes) He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words (Vili Quotes) And of course you are mad, if by a madman we mean a mind that questions and rejects every civilized norm (Vili Quotes) There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast (Vili Quotes) I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture, and our concern for the future, can all be tested by how well we support our libraries (Vili Quotes) Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees... to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation (Vili Quotes) There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal (Vili Quotes) If men are to remain civilized or to become so, the art of associating together must grow and improve in the same ratio in which the equality of conditions is increased (Vili Quotes) Civilizations come and go; they conquer the earth and crumble into dust; but faith survives every desolation (Vili Quotes) Force, violence, pressure, or compulsion with a view to conformity, are both uncivilized and undemocratic (Vili Quotes) What do I consider a teacher should be? One who breathes life into knowledge so that it takes new form in progress and civilization (Vili Quotes) Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind... We might as well require a man to wear the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain forever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors (Vili Quotes) As we become civilized we are governed less by persons and more by principles... The best of all leaders is the man who teaches people to lead themselves (Vili Quotes) We have much studied and much perfected, of late, the great civilized invention of the division of labour; only we give it a false name. It is not, truly speaking, the labour that is divided; but the men (Vili Quotes) Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts and our culture (Vili Quotes) What we are confronted with now is a growing perception that if we desire a certain type of civilization and culture we must exterminate the sort of people who do not fit into it (Vili Quotes) We owe the origin and development of human society and, consequently, of culture and civilization, to the fact that work performed under the division of labor is more productive than when performed in isolation (Vili Quotes) We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization (Vili Quotes) In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery... To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace (Vili Quotes) Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence (Vili Quotes) We talk about civilization as though it’s a static state. There are no civilized people yet, it’s a process that’s constantly going on... As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization (Vili Quotes) Civility does not... mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good (Vili Quotes) Newspaper : A device unable to distinguish between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation (Vili Quotes) I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is very mechanical and predictable, but love, you can’t catch it (Vili Quotes)

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