Civilization Quotes

"The foundation of empire is art and science" "The more humanity advances the more it is degraded." "Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice" "A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within" "A common mistake is assuming that civilization will consistently advance in productive ways without considering the role of human nature and unpredictability in influencing progress." "Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces. Stand back from the centrifuge." "The greatest advances in civilization are processes that all but wreck the societies in which they occur " "Civilization is the process of setting man free from men" "Society itself is the work of minds seeking to master the mystery of man" "A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean." "No man who is in a hurry is quite civilized." "The family is the nucleus of civilization." "Society tames the wolf into a dog. And man is the most domesticated animal of all " "In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office"