“We actually need some tough incentives in civilization to make it work.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The contact of civilisations has always been, and will always continue to be, a ruling factor in human progress and failure.”
— Arnold J. Toynbee Primary source“Intelligence precedes force. Force itself is nothing without intelligence. In the heroic age the leader was the strongest man; with civilization he has become the most intelligent of the brave.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte DisputedIntegrity Virtue Politics Women Intellect