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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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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

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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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Yeah, we're sweet but savage, and I think a lot of Canadians are that way. ↗

— Bruce McCulloch

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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us. ↗

— Samuel de Champlain

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There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages. ↗

— Mark Twain

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Las Vegas is the savage heart of the American Dream. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

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