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I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not. ↗

— Flora Lewis

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I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

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Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

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I believe that free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado. ↗

— Tom McClintock

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I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man. ↗

— George Meredith

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I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man. ↗

— George Meredith

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And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of civilized world, like protection of human rights and democratic mechanisms. ↗

— Aleksander Kwasniewski

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War is not civilized. ↗

— Talib Kweli

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Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. ↗

— William Safire

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In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a resource against calamity. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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