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Jai Ganesh

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Civilization Quotes - II

Civilization Quotes - II

1. We - what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths. - Manmohan Singh

2. Civilizations are built by the ceaseless toil of a succession of generations. With softness and sloth, civilizations succumb. Let us beware of decadence. - Rajiv Gandhi

3. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. - Thomas Jefferson

4. What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea. - Mahatma Gandhi

5. Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. - Mark Twain

6. I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed. - Albert Einstein

7. Poland is not East or West. Poland is at the center of European civilization. It has contributed mightily to that civilization. It is doing so today by being magnificently unreconciled to oppression. - Ronald Reagan

8. We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. - Carl Sagan.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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