#civilize

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be civilized. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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The limitation upon this mode of promoting peace lies in the fact that it consists in an appeal to the civilized side of man, while war is the product of forces proceeding from man's original savage nature. ↗

— Elihu Root

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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life. ↗

— Arthur Keith

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War is not civilized. ↗

— Talib Kweli

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In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone. ↗

— Geoffrey Fisher

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Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

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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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