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Jai Ganesh

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Civilization Quotes - IV

Civilization Quotes - IV

1. Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. - Winston Churchill

2. I don't think we're crumbling as a civilization, but this is not our finest hour, and it's good to be mindful that we're all susceptible to fall and to look at what are the earmarks of a civilization on the wane. What are they - destruction of the environment? Conspicuous consumption? Heard of those? - Mel Gibson

3. It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length. - Helen Keller

4. I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. - Harry S Truman

5. The people of Egypt are an intelligent people with a glorious history who left their mark on civilization. - Fidel Castro

6. Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. - Will Durant

7. The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization. - Sigmund Freud

8. CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally... Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past. - Al Gore.

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