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Civilization Quotes

I’ve been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I’ve been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science Picture Quote #1

A prayerless age will have but scant models of divine power. The age may be a better age than the past, but there is an infinite distance between the betterment of an age by the force of an advancing civilization and its betterment by the increase of holiness and Christlikeness by the energy of prayer Picture Quote #1

The birthplace of ‘Western’ civilization is generally agreed to be Greece, and its birth date is generally agreed to be some time during the 6th century B.C.E. Obviously, there is not one single dramatic moment that definitively started the whole thing Picture Quote #1

East India Company were a huge multinational that had the added impetus that they felt they were spreading Christian civilization around the world - so they were pretty free to do anything they wanted Picture Quote #1

Right now, there’s the illusion of order and civilization, but there’s a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the educational system is constantly eroding Picture Quote #1

I see the liberty of the individual not only as a great moral good in itself (or, with Lord Acton, as the highest political good), but also as the necessary condition for the flowering of all the other goods that mankind cherishes: moral virtue, civilization, the arts and sciences, economic prosperity Picture Quote #1

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Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both Picture Quote #1

Not only is patriotism disdained, the very basis for pride in one’s country and culture is systematically undermined in our educational institutions at all levels. The achievements of western civilization are buried in histories that portray every human sin found here as if they were peculiarities of the west Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization - an appeal to civilization itself Picture Quote #1

We were discussing civilization and the fact that young men among the Greeks at that time were idiots and uneducated, so the men had emotional and friendly relationships with members of their own sex Picture Quote #1

The interesting thing is the field is so big - it’s enormous. One thing a modern civilization needs is energy Picture Quote #1

Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man’s command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization Picture Quote #1

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The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man’s good Picture Quote #1

Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it Picture Quote #1

Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization Picture Quote #1

The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism Picture Quote #1

Aviation has struck a delicately balanced world, a world where stability was already giving way to the pressure of new dynamic forces, a world dominated by a mechanical, materialist, Western European civilization Picture Quote #1

I mention the need of cooperation and confidence among the men who work, no matter what may be their relative ranks, because it is the vital factor underlying everything. Only as we are willing to work today, work as we never have worked before, will civilization survive Picture Quote #1

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My view of civilization is that there have always been small pockets of good, decent, kind people surrounded by corrupt and evil power structures. It’s always a battle to stay on the side of good Picture Quote #1

Man’s great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization Picture Quote #1

I think civilization is going to get to a point where we suddenly become responsible, stewards of the whole evolutionary process. This requires domains of consciousness, not just levels and frequencies Picture Quote #1

We’re not on a sustainable path in civilization. We’re on an exponential growth curve, on which we perhaps always have been, but it has turned up sharply at the beginning of the 20th century Picture Quote #1

For me, ‘Moby-Dick’ is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century Picture Quote #1

Human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say when it will begin to wane and when it will fade away Picture Quote #1

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The Jews always complained, kvetching about false gods, and erected the biggest false God, Jehovah, in middle of western civilization Picture Quote #1

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

No civilization on the brink of collapse has ever changed fast enough to avert collapse Picture Quote #1

The fast paced nature of our technologically-driven world seems to create issues that would appear to be foreign to ancient civilization Picture Quote #1

Civilization must stand up and combat the current collapse of governance, the rise of violence, and the spread of chaos and fear in many parts of the world Picture Quote #1

I often think of it this way: The 21st century is going to be a war on the attention of humanity. Where civilization focuses its attention, I mean, that’s what defines what the civilization cares about Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I’ve been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science. (Civilization Quotes) A prayerless age will have but scant models of divine power. The age may be a better age than the past, but there is an infinite distance between the betterment of an age by the force of an advancing civilization and its betterment by the increase of holiness and Christlikeness by the energy of prayer. (Civilization Quotes) The birthplace of ‘Western’ civilization is generally agreed to be Greece, and its birth date is generally agreed to be some time during the 6th century B.C.E. Obviously, there is not one single dramatic moment that definitively started the whole thing. (Civilization Quotes) East India Company were a huge multinational that had the added impetus that they felt they were spreading Christian civilization around the world - so they were pretty free to do anything they wanted. (Civilization Quotes) Right now, there’s the illusion of order and civilization, but there’s a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the educational system is constantly eroding. (Civilization Quotes) I see the liberty of the individual not only as a great moral good in itself (or, with Lord Acton, as the highest political good), but also as the necessary condition for the flowering of all the other goods that mankind cherishes: moral virtue, civilization, the arts and sciences, economic prosperity. (Civilization Quotes) Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. (Civilization Quotes) Not only is patriotism disdained, the very basis for pride in one’s country and culture is systematically undermined in our educational institutions at all levels. The achievements of western civilization are buried in histories that portray every human sin found here as if they were peculiarities of the west. (Civilization Quotes) Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization - an appeal to civilization itself. (Civilization Quotes) We were discussing civilization and the fact that young men among the Greeks at that time were idiots and uneducated, so the men had emotional and friendly relationships with members of their own sex. (Civilization Quotes) The interesting thing is the field is so big - it’s enormous. One thing a modern civilization needs is energy. (Civilization Quotes) Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man’s command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization. (Civilization Quotes) The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man’s good. (Civilization Quotes) Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it. (Civilization Quotes) Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization. (Civilization Quotes) The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. (Civilization Quotes) Aviation has struck a delicately balanced world, a world where stability was already giving way to the pressure of new dynamic forces, a world dominated by a mechanical, materialist, Western European civilization. (Civilization Quotes) I mention the need of cooperation and confidence among the men who work, no matter what may be their relative ranks, because it is the vital factor underlying everything. Only as we are willing to work today, work as we never have worked before, will civilization survive. (Civilization Quotes) My view of civilization is that there have always been small pockets of good, decent, kind people surrounded by corrupt and evil power structures. It’s always a battle to stay on the side of good. (Civilization Quotes) Man’s great power of thinking, remembering, and communicating are responsible for the evolution of civilization. (Civilization Quotes) I think civilization is going to get to a point where we suddenly become responsible, stewards of the whole evolutionary process. This requires domains of consciousness, not just levels and frequencies. (Civilization Quotes) We’re not on a sustainable path in civilization. We’re on an exponential growth curve, on which we perhaps always have been, but it has turned up sharply at the beginning of the 20th century. (Civilization Quotes) For me, ‘Moby-Dick’ is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century. (Civilization Quotes) Human civilization has been no more than a strange luminescence growing more intense by the hour, of which no one can say when it will begin to wane and when it will fade away. (Civilization Quotes) The Jews always complained, kvetching about false gods, and erected the biggest false God, Jehovah, in middle of western civilization. (Civilization 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. (Civilization Quotes) No civilization on the brink of collapse has ever changed fast enough to avert collapse (Civilization Quotes) The fast paced nature of our technologically-driven world seems to create issues that would appear to be foreign to ancient civilization. (Civilization Quotes) Civilization must stand up and combat the current collapse of governance, the rise of violence, and the spread of chaos and fear in many parts of the world. (Civilization Quotes) I often think of it this way: The 21st century is going to be a war on the attention of humanity. Where civilization focuses its attention, I mean, that’s what defines what the civilization cares about. (Civilization Quotes)

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