Adjective : The civilized world must fight ignorance. ,The car is quiet and civilized, even in sharp turns. From Dictionary.com.
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. From Wordnik.com. [Ladies and gentlemen, the Libertarian Party candidate for the President of the United States of America] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [Liberalism] Reference
An estimate published in Madrid in 1891 puts down the non-civilized tribes (Moros included) at 1,400,000. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
States, under a provision of a treaty common between what are called the non-civilized and the civilized nations. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter] Reference
"We are hopeful that Ankara will give up the language of blackmail, a non-civilized way to resolve problems," Armenian Foreign Minister said. From Wordnik.com. [Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net] Reference
The standard response that is often given is that we do not understand the ways of G-d, and that the situation is analogous to a non-civilized individual watching surgery for the first time and not appreciating what the surgeon is doing. From Wordnik.com. [Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?)] Reference
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