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"When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization."
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"The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization."
"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."
"This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior."
"Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables."
"Civilization is communication. When that which should be expressed and transmitted is lost, civilization comes to an end."
"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!"
"The human civilization has gone extremely so far; that in return, we have lost the line between stupidity and spirituality."
"For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization."
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"It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever."
"The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people."
"Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may."
"The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural and unaided productions."
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