Quote by David Hare
The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism. - Davi

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

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The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry. – David Hare

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The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven. – Cyril Connolly

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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers. – Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages. – Hervey Allen

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We are so clothed in rationalization and dissemblance that we can recognize but dimly the deep primal impulses that motivate us. – James Ramsey Ullman

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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. – Jack London

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Accurst be he that first invented war. – Christopher Marlowe

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What a wonderful thing is the mail, capable of conveying across continents a warm human hand-clasp. – Author Unknown

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That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. – William J.H. Boetcker

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