America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
America may be unique in being a country which has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.
The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.
Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization.
The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before.
The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.
History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time.
A civilization which has taken over the world cannot be said to be dying.
As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.
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