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It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct. – Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents

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Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. – Author and exact wording unknown, I’ve been told this was quoted by Paul H

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Civilization

Civilization today reminds me of an ape with a blowtorch playing in a room full of dynamite. It looks like the monkeys are about to operate the zoo, and the inmates are taking over the asylum. – Vance Havner

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Civilization

The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism. – David Hare

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Civilization

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. – H.G. Wells, The Outline of History

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All things are possible to him who believes. Mark 9:23 – Bible

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