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"The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian."
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"No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them."
Nation
"The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian."
Civilization
"He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius."
Death
"Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy."
Law
"Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes."
Time
"Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent."
Talent
"Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent."
Man
"I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor."
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"The dread of criticism is the death of genius."
Death
"Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism."
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"This grimy fragment of another world, the forerunner of change, of conquest, of trade, of massacres, of blessings....the merry dance of death and trade goes on."
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"The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization."
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"A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance."
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"A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values."
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"This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior."
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"Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables."
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"Civilization is communication. When that which should be expressed and transmitted is lost, civilization comes to an end."
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"Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell."
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"What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea."
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"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."
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