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Secret Societies have existed among all peoples, savage and civilized, since the beginning of recorded history... It is beyond question that the secret societies of all ages have exercised a considerable degree of political influence. – Manly P. Hall	added by Normando 5 months ago
A moment of trust. When we did everything so that the two sides came together, looked into each other’s eyes, the Russian side promised that there would be a civilized exit for our soldiers. – Oleksandr Kovalov	Found on CNN 1 year ago
These are the moments that we were worried about, a moment of trust. When we did everything so that the two sides came together, looked into each other’s eyes, the Russian side promised that there would be a civilized exit for our soldiers. – Oleksandr Kovalov	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Here were conditions for a mutual ceasefire, a civilized surrender of Azovstal, civilized conditions for our prisoners of war, and an exchange. – Oleksandr Kovalov	Found on CNN 1 year ago
These are the actions of a terrorist, not the leader of a civilized nation. – Vladimir Putin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Suspects, violent offenders, felons with guns, we're coming after you, there's no place for automatic weapons in a civilized society. – Houston Police Chief Troy Finner	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Not only do we need restrictions in our country, i'm going to be advocating for an international convention of civilized countries to come together and discuss gain-of-function research and the potential harm it could cause on a global scale. – Rand Paul	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If I can advise President Biden, I would like him to articulate to Vladimir Putin of Russia that no red lines from the Kremlin side should be here. The red line is here in Ukraine and the civilized world will react without hesitation, the idea of not provoking Russia will not work. – Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If I can advise President President Joe Biden, I would like President Joe Biden to articulate to Vladimir Putin that no red lines from the Kremlin side should be here. The red line is here in Ukraine and the civilized world will react without hesitation, the idea of not provoking Russia will not work. – Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I wanted to put this video out, please share it. Please join in the fight to save an innocent man’s life. Do it for Julius. Do it for his family. Do it for our country. This cannot happen in a civilized nation and we have to keep this from happening. Do everything you can. – Steve Kerr	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This is one of the most urgent problems for civilized man. He has created civilization to give him security. Security for what? For boredom? His chief problem seems to be that most human beings need a certain amount of challenge, of external stimulus, to stop them from sinking into the blank stare and blank consciousness of the idiot. – Colin Wilson	added by Normando 2 years ago
The makers of our constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness... They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of the rights and the right most valued by civilized men. – Louis D. Brandeis	added by Normando 2 years ago
Indigenous peoples in isolated environments are closer to true evolutionary development than those of humans in civilized environments. – Martin Tobias Lithner	added by anonymous 3 years ago
He committed no crime whatsoever, this can not be acceptable in a civilized society. – Geoffrey Fieger	Found on CNN 3 years ago
During the whole process, the police enforced law in a civilized manner, ensured my rest time and food. They also cared about me very much, after finishing the quarantine, Ive been with my family. Now Im planning for my development in this year. CHINESE CITY RAMPS UP CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS IN COUNTRYS BIGGEST KNOWN OUTBREAK SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN. – Li Zehua	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
There are numerous instances in which the social inequality of America may do violence to our notions of abstract justice, but the compromise of interests under which all civilized societies must exist, renders this unavoidable....If we would have civilization and the exertion indispensable to its success, we must have property; if we have property, we must have its rights; if we have the rights of property, we must take those consequences of the rights of property which are inseparable from the rights themselves. The equality of of rights in America, therefore, after allowing for the striking exception of domestic slavery, is only a greater extension of the principles [that] there is no such thing as an equality of condition. – James Fenimore Cooper	added by anonymous 4 years ago
Nobody spoke in the van. I didn't speak. I was pissed. I was pissed at Beto ORourke, I was pissed at the world, I was pissed at that question. I was pissed that we were even having this conversation -- like, how in the world could we be asking ourselves these questions as civilized, intelligent human beings, who report the news, make the news, El Paso in which O'Rourke know, report on the policy, make the policy ? Why are we even asking, is Donald Trump racist ? Did Donald Trump have something to do with this ? Could Donald Trump make this better ? i think I was mostly mad at El Paso in which O'Rourke : Why have I not been able to figure this out ? And why have I not been able to make these connections more clear ? Why have we not been able to change this ? – El Paso in which O'Rourke	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts – Bergman Evans	added by Normando 4 years ago
The PLA is a force of power but also a civilized power, as long as The PLA has the strong support of the central government and the Chinese people, the Hong Kong government and police. – Yang Guang	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Every culture and every religion of what we call the civilized world carries, in one form or another, a mythos or story about a time in the past or future when humans lived or will live in peace and harmony. Whether it's referred to as Valhalla or Eden, Shambala or 'A Thousand Years of Peace,' the Satya Yuga or Jannat, stories of past or coming times of paradise go hand-in-hand with hierarchical cultures. Such prophecies were clearly in the minds of America's Founders when they first discussed integrating Greek ideas of democracy, Roman notions of a republic, Masonic utopian ideals, and the Iroquois Federation's constitutionally organized egalitarian society, which was known to Jefferson, Washington, Adams, and Franklin. The creation of the United States of America brought into the world a dramatic new experiment in how people could live together in a modern state. – Thom Hartmann	added by Normando 4 years ago
Mr Trump should understand that when one uses bullying language against a civilized nation, they become more united. – Ali Larijani	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The programmer group is very civilized and educated, it's really a tender and soft way, and an effective way to fight for their rights. – Katt Gu	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. – Robert Frost	added by Normando 5 years ago
Today's aggression by protesters who disagree with my position on the legalization of recreational marijuana demonstrates the problem with political discourse today, we all must agree to have a civilized debate when disagreement occurs. My parents fled communist Eastern Europe where people with different political opinions were harassed and punished, and it has no place in America. – Congressman Andy Harris	Found on CNN 5 years ago

Secret Societies have existed among all peoples, savage and civilized, since the beginning of recorded history... It is beyond question that the secret societies of all ages have exercised a considerable degree of political influence.

– Manly P. Hall

added by Normando
5 months ago

A moment of trust. When we did everything so that the two sides came together, looked into each other’s eyes, the Russian side promised that there would be a civilized exit for our soldiers.

– Oleksandr Kovalov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These are the moments that we were worried about, a moment of trust. When we did everything so that the two sides came together, looked into each other’s eyes, the Russian side promised that there would be a civilized exit for our soldiers.

– Oleksandr Kovalov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Here were conditions for a mutual ceasefire, a civilized surrender of Azovstal, civilized conditions for our prisoners of war, and an exchange.

– Oleksandr Kovalov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These are the actions of a terrorist, not the leader of a civilized nation.

– Vladimir Putin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Suspects, violent offenders, felons with guns, we're coming after you, there's no place for automatic weapons in a civilized society.

– Houston Police Chief Troy Finner

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Not only do we need restrictions in our country, i'm going to be advocating for an international convention of civilized countries to come together and discuss gain-of-function research and the potential harm it could cause on a global scale.

– Rand Paul

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If I can advise President Biden, I would like him to articulate to Vladimir Putin of Russia that no red lines from the Kremlin side should be here. The red line is here in Ukraine and the civilized world will react without hesitation, the idea of not provoking Russia will not work.

– Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If I can advise President President Joe Biden, I would like President Joe Biden to articulate to Vladimir Putin that no red lines from the Kremlin side should be here. The red line is here in Ukraine and the civilized world will react without hesitation, the idea of not provoking Russia will not work.

– Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I wanted to put this video out, please share it. Please join in the fight to save an innocent man’s life. Do it for Julius. Do it for his family. Do it for our country. This cannot happen in a civilized nation and we have to keep this from happening. Do everything you can.

– Steve Kerr

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This is one of the most urgent problems for civilized man. He has created civilization to give him security. Security for what? For boredom? His chief problem seems to be that most human beings need a certain amount of challenge, of external stimulus, to stop them from sinking into the blank stare and blank consciousness of the idiot.

– Colin Wilson

added by Normando
2 years ago

The makers of our constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness... They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of the rights and the right most valued by civilized men.

– Louis D. Brandeis

added by Normando
2 years ago

Indigenous peoples in isolated environments are closer to true evolutionary development than those of humans in civilized environments.

– Martin Tobias Lithner

added by anonymous
3 years ago

He committed no crime whatsoever, this can not be acceptable in a civilized society.

– Geoffrey Fieger

Found on CNN
3 years ago

During the whole process, the police enforced law in a civilized manner, ensured my rest time and food. They also cared about me very much, after finishing the quarantine, Ive been with my family. Now Im planning for my development in this year. CHINESE CITY RAMPS UP CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS IN COUNTRYS BIGGEST KNOWN OUTBREAK SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN.

– Li Zehua

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

There are numerous instances in which the social inequality of America may do violence to our notions of abstract justice, but the compromise of interests under which all civilized societies must exist, renders this unavoidable....If we would have civilization and the exertion indispensable to its success, we must have property; if we have property, we must have its rights; if we have the rights of property, we must take those consequences of the rights of property which are inseparable from the rights themselves. The equality of of rights in America, therefore, after allowing for the striking exception of domestic slavery, is only a greater extension of the principles [that] there is no such thing as an equality of condition.

– James Fenimore Cooper

added by anonymous
4 years ago

Nobody spoke in the van. I didn't speak. I was pissed. I was pissed at Beto ORourke, I was pissed at the world, I was pissed at that question. I was pissed that we were even having this conversation -- like, how in the world could we be asking ourselves these questions as civilized, intelligent human beings, who report the news, make the news, El Paso in which O'Rourke know, report on the policy, make the policy ? Why are we even asking, is Donald Trump racist ? Did Donald Trump have something to do with this ? Could Donald Trump make this better ? i think I was mostly mad at El Paso in which O'Rourke : Why have I not been able to figure this out ? And why have I not been able to make these connections more clear ? Why have we not been able to change this ?

– El Paso in which O'Rourke

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts

– Bergman Evans

added by Normando
4 years ago

The PLA is a force of power but also a civilized power, as long as The PLA has the strong support of the central government and the Chinese people, the Hong Kong government and police.

– Yang Guang

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Every culture and every religion of what we call the civilized world carries, in one form or another, a mythos or story about a time in the past or future when humans lived or will live in peace and harmony. Whether it's referred to as Valhalla or Eden, Shambala or 'A Thousand Years of Peace,' the Satya Yuga or Jannat, stories of past or coming times of paradise go hand-in-hand with hierarchical cultures. Such prophecies were clearly in the minds of America's Founders when they first discussed integrating Greek ideas of democracy, Roman notions of a republic, Masonic utopian ideals, and the Iroquois Federation's constitutionally organized egalitarian society, which was known to Jefferson, Washington, Adams, and Franklin. The creation of the United States of America brought into the world a dramatic new experiment in how people could live together in a modern state.

– Thom Hartmann

added by Normando
4 years ago

Mr Trump should understand that when one uses bullying language against a civilized nation, they become more united.

– Ali Larijani

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The programmer group is very civilized and educated, it's really a tender and soft way, and an effective way to fight for their rights.

– Katt Gu

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

– Robert Frost

added by Normando
5 years ago

Today's aggression by protesters who disagree with my position on the legalization of recreational marijuana demonstrates the problem with political discourse today, we all must agree to have a civilized debate when disagreement occurs. My parents fled communist Eastern Europe where people with different political opinions were harassed and punished, and it has no place in America.

– Congressman Andy Harris

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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