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Quote by Henry James
One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists i

One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in other countries, which are absent from the texture of American life, until it should become a wonder to know what was left. – Henry James

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People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilization. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilization; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater. – Kenneth Clark

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Civilization

I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so… heroic. – George Carlin

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[M]odern man is just ancient man – with way better electronics. – Author unknown, “A Short History of Breakfast,” from a Jack in the Box tray line

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Civilization

If the Aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it. – Stanley Garn

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In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips. – Author Unknown

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