“[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.”
“BRITANNUS (shocked).Caesar: this is not proper.THEODOTUS (outraged).How!CAESAR (recovering his self-possession).Pardon him. Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.”
“Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!”
“Books were despised by the Viking Tribes, as they were seen as a horrible civilizing influence and a threat to the barbarian culture.”
“Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph”
“[H]e was damned if he was going to water down his arguments simply to satisfy the preference of the mob for dogma and ignorance.”