Barbarism Quotes
There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.
"Theses on the Philosophy of History" by Walter Benjamin, translated by Harry Zohn, Illuminations, (VII), 1973.
There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.
Amelia Earhart (1928). “20 hrs. 40 min”, Ayer Co Pub
Robert E. Howard (2016). “The Weird Tales of Conan the Barbarian”, p.150, Courier Dover Publications
"Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook F 144, 1799.
Simone Weil (2015). “Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings”, p.143, Wipf and Stock Publishers
Since barbarism has its pleasures it naturally has its apologists.
George Santayana (2015). “The Life of Reason: Human Understanding”, p.55, 谷月社
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture, Vol. 11, p. 94; also in "The Dictionary of Art", Vol. 28 (1996) by Jane Turner, 1976.
Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made.
Jose Ortega Y Gasset (1960). “the Revolt of the Masses”
James Russell Lowell, Charles Eliot Norton (1904). “Literary and political addresses”
Camille Paglia (1990). “Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson”, Vintage
The lowest form of barbarism is smugly to berate someone for extending an act of kindness.
Perry Brass (1998). “The Lover of My Soul: A Search for Ecstasy and Wisdom”, p.30, Perry Brass
Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.
Mercedes Lackey (2005). “Alta: Joust #2”, p.209, Penguin
John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”
George Carlin (2015). “3 x Carlin: An Orgy of George including Brain Droppings, Napalm and Silly Putty, and When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?”, p.82, Hachette UK