Civilisation Quotes

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The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few s

The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.

Benjamin Disraeli

Science Materialism Progress Civilisation Comfort

Une civilisation sans la Science, ce serait aussi absurde qu

Une civilisation sans la Science, ce serait aussi absurde qu'un poisson sans bicyclette.

Pierre Desproges

Science Conscience Civilisation Sport

You see, Mersualt, all the misery and cruelty of our civilis

You see, Mersualt, all the misery and cruelty of our civilisation can be measured by this one stupid axiom: happy nations have no history.

Happiness History Misery Civilisation

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn'

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear; it's transformed into the clean surface.

As he grew older, which was mostly in my absence, my firstbo

As he grew older, which was mostly in my absence, my firstborn son, Alexander, became ever more humorous and courageous. There came a time, as the confrontation with the enemies of our civilization became more acute, when he sent off various applications to enlist in the armed forces. I didn't want to be involved in this decision either way, especially since I was being regularly taunted for not having 'sent' any of my children to fight in the wars of resistance that I supported. (As if I could 'send' anybody, let alone a grown-up and tough and smart young man: what moral imbeciles the 'anti-war' people have become.)

Christopher Hitchens

War Funny Courage Morality Fathers Enemies Humour Resistance Iraq War War On Terror Iraq Sons Antiwar Civilisation