I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

Theology is a superstition—Humanity a religion.

It (modernization) is just another jungle closing in.

Gullibility is a knife at the throat of civilization.

Good sex is the basis of any truly civilized society.

Scientists are the true driving force of civilization.

Civilization is a race between disaster and education.

We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.

Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists.

There is nothing more savage than modern civilization.

Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Rampaging horsemen can conquer; only the city can civilize.

Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.

I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me

Suffering is the fuel in the engine of civilization."-Vergere