Tootfinder

It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the
devil when he is the only explanation of it.
-- Ronald Knox, "Let Dons Delight"

Archaeologists in Peru have found new evidence showing how the
oldest known civilization in the Americas adapted and survived a climate catastrophe without resorting to violence.
A team led by the renowned Peruvian archaeologist Ruth Shady, 78,
concluded that about 4,200 years ago, severe drought forced the population to leave the ancient city of Caral, and resettle nearby.
In the new settlements, they left intriguing friezes depicting victims of a famine with message…

There is no clear provision in the #Nato treaty for #expelling a country,
though its preamble does commit the US and other allies
“to live in peace with all peoples and all governments” and
“to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples”
– wording once intended to be u…

"Poverty ... is a most necessary and indispensable ingredient in society, without which nations and communities could not exist in a state of civilisation. It is the lot of man – it is the source of wealth, since without poverty there would be no labour, and without labour there could be no riches, no refinement, no comfort, and no benefit to those who may be possessed of wealth" — Patrick Colquhoun, quoted by @…

@… Here's the book that extended the history of Singapore from two centuries to seven, bringing the #14thCentury Malay civilisation to life. Groundbreaking, in both senses!

Trump America accuses Europe of "civilisational erasure".
A clear case of pot and kettle, or worse, of psychological projection.
(* Civilisation: the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.)