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"No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing."
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"This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior."
"Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell."
"In the world of primitive savages, religion and bigotry go hand in hand. But, in the world of civilized humans, religion and reason must go hand in hand."
"Old people have wisdom but not energy; young people have energy but not wisdom; energy and wisdom must be in the same body to create a much better civilisation! To do this, we will either give energy to the old or we will give wisdom to the young and for now the latter seems a more plausible action!"
"For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization."
"Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights."
"Adoration is a sign of an infant civilization."
"A civilization is built upon the edifice of genuine human minds, not the primitive and deluded minds of barbarian apes, who in most cases read one book of opinions written hundreds or thousands of years ago and think that they have factual answers to all the questions in the world."
"Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind."
"To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization."
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"A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward."
"A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment."
"The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood."
"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."
"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war."
"All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence."
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