Since the dawn of time traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books history is silent literature dumb science crippled thought and speculation at a standstill.

Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq we have met our responsibility. Now it's time to turn the page.

I think really China Chinese I think they really have a long history of civilization rich culture.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition a voyage and not a harbor.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

Let's face it - think of Africa and the first images that come to mind are of war poverty famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations which in their day were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?

The three great elements of modern civilization Gun powder Printing and the Protestant religion.

In our civilization and under our republican form of government intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.