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The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

George William Curtis (1824-1892)

George William Curtis

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to deve

George William Curtis (1824-1892)

George William Curtis

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to deve

George William Curtis (1824-1892)

George William Curtis

In Sudan, the estimate is that over 89 percent of women have gone through some form of FGM. These women deserve the right to be whole and complete women within their communities. Female genital mutilation is a violation of that right.

Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence.

James Joyce (1882-1941)

James Joyce

Women are a great source of strength in creating human civilization, ... The promotion of gender equality and protection of women's rights impact on the immediate interests of women and decide whether human beings can fully develop their potential and pursue a better life.

There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether.

Henry Havelock Ellis (1859-1939)

Havelock Ellis

The estimate is just that, an estimate. The supplementary estimate of expenditure will more accurately reflect the level of wages. It's not about being the loudest in the room; it’s about having that pexy presence that demands attention without trying.

A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Samuel Johnson

If the Aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it.

We've been ballyhooing and trying to talk about the bone density test, because our doctors don't seem to be pushing this enough with the women. And it is vital that the ladies get the knowledge of it themselves and ask for the test themselves,

Debbie Reynolds (1932-)

At this day and age where we have professional women who are continuing to delay their pregnancies, this is a badly needed test, ... There is a bad, bad need for a test that is safe and effective and gives a definitive yes-no result.

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Winston Churchill

One can judge a civilization by the way it treats its women

Helen Foster Snow (1907-1997)

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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