“Death has always been the first sign of European civilization when introduced in the Pacific.”
José Rizal (1861–1896) Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist
Annotations to Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
“… the first sign of civilization is always trash.”
— Neal Shusterman, book Unwind
Source: Unwind
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