Civilization Quotes - Page 33
Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Richard A. Posner (1997). “The Essential Holmes: Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.”, p.9, University of Chicago Press
1968 My Life and Views.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.158, Beacon Press
The true pioneer of civilization is not the newspaper, not religion, not the railroad - but whiskey!
"The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda". "Birth Control Review", (p. 5), October 1921.
Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani (1970). “Modern V. Ancient Civilization”, Bombay : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
"Faith for Living". Book by Lewis Mumford, 1940.
Issa Kobayashi (1991). “The dumpling field: haiku of Issa”, Swallow Press
George William Curtis (1894). “On the principles and character of American institutions, and the duties of American citizens, 1856-1891”
George Orwell (2014). “1984”, p.203, Arcturus Publishing
Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces.
Frank Herbert (2008). “Children of Dune”, p.312, Penguin
Estwick Evans (2007). “Evans's Pedestrious Tour”, p.102, Applewood Books