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When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, ar

When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization. – Daniel Webster, Remarks on Agriculture

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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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A living civilization creates; a dying, builds museums. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization. – Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, Journal, 3 September 1855

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Sunday is the core of our civilization, dedicated to thought and reverence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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