Civilization Measure Quotes

The measure of progress of civilization is the progress of the people.

If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.

There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether.

In the last analysis civilization itself is measured by the way in which children will live and what chance they will have in the world

The slum is the measure of civilization.

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.

We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, which fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.

The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes possible for its citizens.