“America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.”
“America is the only civilization in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization”
“America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilisation.”
“America is a country in which the velocity of history is especially great, in which each succeeding decade wipes it's immediate predecessor out, a phenomenon that had moved some observers to remark that America has no history but only an eternal present.”
“Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism."[Libraries on the Front Lines, ALA interview 2011]”
“It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism.”