“Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces. Stand back from the centrifuge.”
Source: Fahrenheit 451
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Ray Bradbury401
American writer 1920–2012Related quotes
“We laughed ourselves silly, taking back our shared past, gently, piece by piece.”
Sarah Dessen book Dreamland
Source: Dreamland (2000)
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695) English politician
Of Fundamentals.
Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750), Political Thoughts and Reflections
Edward Abbey book Down the River
"Down the River", p. 148
Desert Solitaire (1968)
Irving Babbitt (1865–1933) American academic and literary criticism
Source: "English and the Discipline of Ideas" (1920), p. 66
“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within.”
Will Durant book The Story of Civilization
Epilogue: "Why Rome Fell", p. 665
The Story of Civilization (1935–1975), III - Caesar and Christ (1944)
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
Ford is known to have used the words "truth is the glue that holds government together" several times prior to this.
1970s, First Presidential address (1974)
Context: I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.
