• Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences.

  John Buchan
  Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist 1875-1940
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. civilization
2. comfortable
3. pretences
4. silent

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Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences. by : John Buchan

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