Of all sad word of tongue or pen, ‘civilization’ is the saddest

 

“Of all sad word of tongue or pen, ‘civilization’ is the saddest. A man who goes about the world grows very sparing in its use. If he judge by what remains, the Dark Ages reached a higher level of civilization than our own…he must needs ask himself why civilization, if that is in truth what we are fighting for, seemingly moves backward.”
-Douglas Reed, A Prophet at Home, 1941 Reed was a distinguished Brit author and journalist.