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No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law. ↗

— James F. Cooper

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I believed that English-speaking people had a divine mission to civilize the world by making it western, democratic and Christian. ↗

— Luke Ford

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Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked, and Britain stood with us. This was not only an attack against America, but against the civilized world; and Britain understood this. ↗

— Vito Fossella

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

— Alfred Marshall

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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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The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

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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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