Famous quotes containing the words civilized and/or nations:
“Liberty is the air that we Americans breathe. Our Government is based on the belief that a people can be both strong and free. That civilized men need no restraint but that imposed by themselves against the abuse of freedom.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)