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That's all that counts. People being sorry. Makes you feel better; gives you a sense of dignity, and that's all that's important; a sense of dignity. And it doesn't matter if you don't care or not, either. You got to have a sense of dignity, even if you don't care, 'cause, if you don't have that, civilization's doomed.

~Edward Albee

Topics: Being Better Care Cause Civilization Counts Dignity Doomed Either Even Feel Gives Got Important Makes Matter People Sense Sorry You

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In our western civilization we have the glorious example, the great standard of perfection and the teachings of the Christ to guide us. He acts for us as Mediator between our personality and our Soul.

~Edward Bach

Topics: Acts Between Christ Civilization Example Glorious Great Guide He Mediator Our Perfection Personality Soul Standard Teachings Us Western Western Civilization

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'Custom is the great deadener.' There is no doubt that we of the white race are going on obliviously supporting customs that would seem abhorrent and incredible to a higher and more brotherly civilization.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Abhorrent Civilization Custom Customs Doubt Going Great Higher Incredible More No Doubt Race Seem Supporting White Would

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Is it not a grotesque civilization which sends missionaries across the sea to save the souls of the heathen, and yet permits conditions at home that debauch the children at our very doors?

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Across Children Civilization Conditions Doors Grotesque Heathen Home Missionaries Our Permits Save Sea Sends Souls Very Which

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I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served to shape character or to promote the progress of civilization or to achieve the reign of justice on earth. So far, they have not come forward with the explanation.

~Elie Ducommun

Topics: Achieve Character Civilization Come Difficult Difficult Task Earth Explain Explanation Far Forward How Justice Leave Progress Promote Reign Served Shape Task Trying Us Wars

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War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages.

~Elie Ducommun

Topics: Character Civilization Factor Indeed International Major Nations Politics Principal Progress Questions Shapes Stages Successive Through War

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Let no one refer to the sword of Napoleon I as the instrument of progress and civilization!

~Elie Ducommun

Topics: Civilization Instrument Napoleon Progress Refer Sword

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Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Civilization Culture Future Memory No Future Society Without Would

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If you want to maximize your expected utility, you try to save the world and the future of intergalactic civilization instead of donating your money to the society for curing rare diseases and cute puppies.

~Eliezer Yudkowsky

Topics: Civilization Curing Cute Diseases Expected Future Instead Maximize Money Puppies Rare Save Save The World Society Try Utility Want World You Your

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The line of least resistance in the progress of civilization is to make that theoretical postulate real by the continually increasing force of the world's public opinion.

~Elihu Root

Topics: Civilization Continually Force Increasing Least Line Make Opinion Progress Public Public Opinion Real Resistance Theoretical World

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