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Perhaps it is fair to state that commerce as a whole is one of the main driving forces in development and even in giving humans reasons to act what we nowadays call "Civilised" - It just is not profitable to have too much criminality and wars.
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Perhaps it is fair to state that commerce as a whole is one of the main driving forces in development and even in giving humans reasons to act what we nowadays call "Civilised" - It just is not profitable to have too much criminality and wars.
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Despite the presence of Oliver 'Civilised' Letwin and the great Frank 'The Unthinkable' Field, whom I would much rather see as Prime Minister than Letwin, the big fight was when Professor Colleen 'The Truth' Graffy of Republicans Abroad went toe to toe with 'Gorgeous' George Galloway over 30 minutes.
Fight Of The Week Laban 2005
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Despite the presence of Oliver 'Civilised' Letwin and the great Frank 'The Unthinkable' Field, whom I would much rather see as Prime Minister than Letwin, the big fight was when Professor Colleen 'The Truth' Graffy of Republicans Abroad went toe to toe with 'Gorgeous' George Galloway over 30 minutes.
Archive 2005-07-17 Laban 2005
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The other "Civilised" households in the island apparently numbered only three.
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"Civilised" countries think it is indecent to allow the general public to witness executions.
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"Civilised" countries think it is indecent to allow the general public to witness executions.
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Civilised countries don't engage in collective punishment.
Boing Boing 2009
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The survival of these fringe settlements is thanks, partly, to black activists such as Geoff Shaw who, in 1997, fought resistance from white organisations such as Citizens for Civilised Living who wanted to see them demolished.
Australia's dark heart Will Storr 2010
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This is the "cultural struggle" of which Sri Aurobindo wrote in "Is India Civilised?"
World Union vis-à-vis globalization Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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