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civilization
«What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power»
Author: Henry George
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been, civilization, Civilization I, destroyed, distribution, every, has-been, power, previous, tendency, unequal, unequal to, wealth
«To those with ears to hear, libraries are really very noisy places. On their shelves we hear the captured voices of the centuries-old conversation that makes up our civilization.»
Author: Timothy Healy
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Libraries
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captured, captures, centuries, civilization, conversation, ears, Libraries, Noisier, noisiest, noisy, shelves, voices
«To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.»
Author: George Orwell
(Essayist, Novelist)
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actual, cities, civilization, continuity, Germany, ruined
«To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
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Civilization
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at present, civilization, fill, intelligently, leisure, level, product, reached
«Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, ''Lighthouses'' as the poet said ''erected in the sea of time'.' They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print.»
Author: Arthur Schopenhauer
(Philosopher)
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Bankers, civilization, companions, development, engines, erected, erecting, erects, lighthouse, lighthouses, magicians, out of print, poet, print, prints, sea, sea change, teachers, The Lighthouse, The Magician, The Sea, treasures, windows
«We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way»
Author: George Bernard Shaw
(Critic, Essayist, Playwright)
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Civilization
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civilization, unkind, unkindest, veneer
«We will never be an advanced civilization as long as rain showers can delay the launching of a space rocket»
Author: George Carlin
(Actor, Author, Comedian)
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Civilization
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advanced, civilization, delay, launches, launching, rain, rocket, rockets, showered, showering, showers, space, space rocket, The Rocket