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"Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization."
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"Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization."
"Education is not the amount of information that is pushed into the brain and causes havoc there, undigested all through a lifetime. Education must be a symposium of life-building, character- making and assimilation of ideas in the pursuit of building a more harmonious, peaceful and truly civilized world."
"If this is called civilization, then I am afraid humanity is no more civilized than the Tyrannosaurus Rex."
"It is what you do from now on that will either move our civilization forward a few tiny steps, or else... begin to march us steadily backward."
"Science is a trigger of changes of civilization. Religion is the failsafe of science performance."
"There is nothing more savage than modern civilization."
"Flushed with his impassioned gibberish, he saw himself standing alone on the last barrier of civilization."
"The majority of India's adult and elderly population is too medieval to think as civilized, rational and progressive human beings."
"To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization."
"Handwriting enables civilization."
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"The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of humanity doesn't change."
"Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is called baroque?"
"Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan, a creaking door, and there is always this symmetry between the sound basis, which is complex and has numerous characteristics which emerge through a process of comparison within our perception."
"I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I was doing Concrete - I was doing both at the same time."
"It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us that atomic energy is extraordinarily dangerous."
"The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise of the theme with variations. The complete mystery of music is explained right there."
"In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated and only expressed in concrete sound as a last stage, when it is performed."
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