Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.

Quote by Will Durant

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There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise...

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to...

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little...

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little...

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken...

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Education is the transmission of civilization.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.

The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless...

The sum of the whole matter is this, that our civilization cannot survive materially unless...

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.......