Quotes about Civilization, page 2

If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts.

Quote by Camille Paglia about civilization

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Quote by Theodore Parker about civilization

As a civilian during the Second War, I was exposed to danger in circumstances which removed any distinction between the man in and the man out of uniform.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about civilization

The most secular, atheist historian on the planet would have to grant that the entire legal system of Western civilization pivots off those tablets.

Quote by Mike Pence about civilization

Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.

Quote by Brian Aldiss about civilization

Sex appeal is the keynote of our civilization.

Quote by Henri Bergson about civilization

I would dare to define civilization as perfected art of pretending.

Quote by Ugo Foscolo about civilization