The Mooseheart boys know how to make those concrete roads and how to build the motor-trucks that travel on them. "Transportation is civilization." We teach civilization at the Mooseheart school. We teach art, too. But what is art without civilization? The cave men were artists and drew pictures on their walls. But you can't eat pictures. There is a picture on every loaf of bread. You always slice the colored label off the loaf and eat the bread and throw the art away.英文原著 · 《The Iron Puddler》
American versus Chinese Civilization Chapter 12. American versus Chinese Civilization (Continued) Chapter 13. Dinners, Banquets, Etc. Chapter 14. Theaters Chapter 15. Opera and Musical Entertainments Chapter 16. Conjuring and Circuses Chapter 17. Sports
AMERICA Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat英文原著 · 《America Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat》
Civilization is the result of a long social process which takes place in the same spot, and is handed down from one generation to another, each one profiting by the experience of the last. Of all nations, those submit to civilization with the most difficulty which habitually live by the chase. Pastoral tribes, indeed, often change their place of abode; but they follow a regular order in their migrations, and often return again to their old stations, whilst the dwelling of the hunter varies with that of the animals he pursues.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
If the different degrees - comparatively so slight - which exist in European civilization produce results of such magnitude, the consequences which must ensue from the collision of the most perfect European civilization with Indian savages may readily be conceived.]英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
The poem entitled `Cleon' bears the intimation (there's nothing directly expressed thereupon), that Christianity is something distinct from, and beyond, whatever the highest civilization of the world, the civilization of Greece, attained to before Christ. Through him the world obtained "a new truth -- no conviction gained of an old one merely, made intense by a fresh appeal to the faded sense."英文原著 · 《Introduction to Robert Browning》
'You misunderstand me,' he said quietly. 'It is because I have sucked civilization dry that I know the bitterness of the fruit. I want a simpler and better world, and I want that world for my own people. I am a Christian, and will you tell me that your civilization pays much attention to Christ? You call yourself a patriot? Will you not give me leave to be a patriot in turn?'英文原著 · 《Prester John》
Seriously? Am I the only one who knows the extremely popular BBC science fiction show about the time traveling doctor - who saves civilizations? - Oh, yeah.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
...killing but perfectly preserving an entire civilization.美剧 · 《Friends》
I mean, far be it from us to tell an ancient civilization its business... but Syria is now basically unrivaled - as the most violent place on the planet. - I know, I know.美剧 · 《House of Cards》