Civilizational decline Quotes

“In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous.”

“You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live. … You are captives—and you have made a captive of the world itself. That's what's at stake, isn't it?—your captivity and the captivity of the world.”

“Family life was and always will be the foundation of any civilization. Destroy the family and you destroy the country.”

“What can oppose the decline of the west is not a resurrected culture but the utopia that is silently contained in the image of its decline.”

“God invites. We decline. And because of that single foolhardy decision we spend the rest of our lives ‘declining’.”

“I was convinced that she was about to tell me my card was declined, and assumed Derek wanting to talk later meant he'd soon be telling me our life was declined. Everything, everyone had reached their limits with me.”

“But who ever yet was offered a secret and declined it? Who at least ever declined a love secret? What sister could do so?”

“Nature's laws must be obeyed, and the period of decline begins, and goes on with accelerated rapidity.”

“Our politicians, by their words and policies, either expand or contract the frontiers of freedom. We the people either monitor and encourage its progress, or witness and suffer its decline. (Scott L. Vanatter)”