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This is not to suggest that non-civilization, in itself, is better than civilization, though I believe that one or another non-civilized form can be more rational than civilization.
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Gee, since it has worked so well throughout the ages with non-civilized people, lets keep it up!
Think Progress » Fox News: “Why All The Fuss About Torturing People?” 2005
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Reiterating his claim from On Liberty that civilized and non-civilized countries are to be treated differently, he insists that ˜barbarians have no rights as a nation, except a right to such treatment as may, at the earliest possible period, fit them for becoming one.
Liberalism Gaus, Gerald 2007
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But barring concerns of succession and a number of scattered "non-civilized" tribes (note the parenthesis and get off my ass), is there any literature that extols the virtue of a mother and son getting it together?
Archive 2003-02-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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An estimate published in Madrid in 1891 puts down the non-civilized tribes (Moros included) at 1,400,000.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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States, under a provision of a treaty common between what are called the non-civilized and the civilized nations.
The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Raphael Semmes 1843
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"We are hopeful that Ankara will give up the language of blackmail, a non-civilized way to resolve problems," Armenian Foreign Minister said.
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"We are hopeful that Ankara will give up the language of blackmail, a non-civilized way to resolve problems," Armenian Foreign Minister said.
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"We are hopeful that Ankara will give up the language of blackmail, a non-civilized way to resolve problems," Armenian Foreign Minister said.
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"We are hopeful that Ankara will give up the language of blackmail, a non-civilized way to resolve problems," Armenian Foreign Minister said.
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