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nothing like a few restful weeks contemplating the decline of civilization to restore the humors. What I did on my summer vacation was listen to a lot of people talk about the decline of practically everything - you could call it the leisure of the theory class. -- Molly Ivins
Perhaps the greatest Maya mystery of all is the cause of the civilization's abrupt decline. The last dated stela erected at Tikal was put up in A.D. 869; the last anywhere in the Maya world, in 909. -- David Roberts
Perhaps Western civilization is in a post-decline phase, or maybe the decline is just taking a really long time, like the Roman Empire's did. The Romans had gladiators and Christian-hungry lions and that sort of thing. We have MTV. -- Tom Shales
A great deal of stupidity has chipped away at the massive advantages of Western civilization, which could terminally decline if it remains on the current path. But these problems can be solved - and swiftly - if the right leaders emerge. -- Paul Singer
For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor - and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible. -- Steven Pinker
While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the centuries. I do not believe the dented wisdom my father used to extol, that homosexuality was a sure sign of a civilization in decline. -- Henry Rollins
A civilization is always judged in its decline. -- Melvin B. Tolson
Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline. -- Robert Payne
A civilization begins to decline the moment Life becomes its sole obsession. -- Emile M. Cioran
The first sign on a declining civilization is a decline in the arts. -- Diana Palmer
The acceptance of homosexuality is the last step in the decline of Gentile civilization, -- Pat Robertson
The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens. -- James Cook
It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring. -- Samuel P. Huntington
My theories explain, but cannot slow the decline of a great civilization. I set out to be a reformer, but only became the historian of decline. -- Ludwig von Mises
When I was young I used to read about the decline of Western civilization, and I decided it was something I would like to make a contribution to. -- George Carlin

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