Quotes by Civilisation I'm sick. I've eaten civilisation and I'm sick. Aldous Huxley civilisation sick Golf is an indispensable adjunct to high civilisation. Andrew Carnegie civilisation indispensable golf When one is the agent of order and civilisation in the universe, one doesn't stoop to negotiate. Especially with nonhumans. Ann Leckie civilisation agents order To discover a system for the avoidance of war is a vital need of our civilisation. Bertrand Russell civilisation war needs Civilisation and profits go hand in hand. Calvin Coolidge civilisation profit hands Civilisation cannot survive if it rests on a propertyless proletariat. Ernest Bevin proletariat property civilisation We did not realise how fragile our civilisation was. Friedrich August von Hayek civilisation realising history CO₂ emissions anywhere threaten civilisation everywhere. Gore Vidal emissions civilisation environmental CIVILISATION is not to be judged by the rapidity of communication, but by the value of what is communicated. Gilbert K. Chesterton civilisation judged communication You cannot have both truth and what you call civilisation. Iris Murdoch civilisation truth Civilisation is a conspiracy. John Buchan civilisation conspiracy Without the law, you can't have society. But without the arts, you can't have civilisation Julian Burnside civilisation law art Curiosity is the engine of civilisation Peter Cundill engines civilisation curiosity What we are witnessing now is a clash of civilisations, not just between states but within them. Pim Fortuyn civilisation clash states Modern war and modern civilisation are utterly incompatible...one or the other must go. Vera Brittain civilisation modern war A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran mythology civilisation culture Education is the transformation of civilisation Will Durant civilisation transformation Personally I think that private property has a right to be defended. Our civilisation is built up on property, and can only be defended by private property. Winston Churchill property civilisation thinking