I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not.
When I was little, I wanted to be a civil engineer. Not a ballerina, not a doctor, a civil engineer. I was such a nerd.
You can't put civil rights on the ballot.
You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.
A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.
You know, the thing that struck me about Civil War music was how bloody it was; it was full of hatred. There was incredible vitriol in it.
Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights.
With one terrible exception, the Civil War, law and the Constitution have kept America whole and free.
The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.
The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it.
Forget it, Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel.
Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy.
Dutton Peabody: Liberty Valance defeated. D-E-F-E-E... T-E-D? The unsteady hand betrays. What's the matter, Mr. Peabody? Are you afraid? The answer is indub... yes. No courage left. Well, courage can be purchased at yon tavern. But have we credit? Th...
What makes a civilization real to its inhabitants, in the end, is not just the splendid edifices at it centre, nor even the smooth functioning of the institutions they house. At its core, a civilization is the texts that are taught in its schools, le...
Civilization on Earth planet was equated with selfishness and greed; those people who lived in a civilized state exploited those who did not. There were shortages of vital commodities on Earth planet, and the people in the civilized nations were able...
Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation. Civilization, like intelligence, may serve well, serve adequately, or fail to serve its adaptive f...
Diversity, not uniformity, is what works.
I AM NOT UR BESTFRND BUT I'M UR GOODFRND..
I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.
I don't like the royal family, I don't like the establishment, I don't like the civil service.
Obesity is a societal issue. We have to come together with government, business, civil society, and NGOs to create solutions for this.
