“The measure of civilized behavior is compassion.”
“Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it.”
“A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, and fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.”
“This civilization is the impact of the world's consumption behavior.”
“The measure of a society is its compassion.”
“The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination.”