#civilize

A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values. ↗

— Ezra Pound

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A blow that would kill a civilized man soon heals on a savage. The higher we go in the scale of life, the greater is the capacity for suffering. ↗

— Dale Breckenridge Carnegie

#savages #suffering-life #art

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

#contagious #cruelty #uncivilized

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

— Thomas Jefferson

#civilized nations #commerce #money #morality #nations

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

#civilized world #common #countries #democratic #fulfillment

War is not civilized. ↗

— Talib Kweli

#war

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

— William Safire

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The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

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The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

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