#civilize

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

— Tom McClintock

#civilized #free #hold #i #i believe

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

— George Meredith

#expect #i #last #man #thing

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

— George Meredith

#expect #i #last #man #thing

When did one man ever civilize a people? ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#did #ever #man #people

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. ↗

— George Osborne

#civilized #civilized society #generous #hard #least

Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#contagious #cruelty #uncivilized

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

#basis #civilized #delight #how #knowing

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. ↗

— Robert E. Howard

#civilized #general #having #know #men