Quote by Arthur Erickson
What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority. – Arthur Erickson

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I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We neednt destroy other cultures with the force of our own. – Arthur Erickson

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Ive been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National. – Jack Nicklaus

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September 11 was terrible but, if one goes back over the history of the IRA, what happened to the Americans wasnt that terrible. – Doris Lessing

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90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. – Colin Powell

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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. – Aldous Huxley

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