Quotes and aphorisms about civilisation Nikola Tesla J. M. G. Le Clezio Tariq Ramadan Rachel Cusk Xi Jinping Zygmunt Bauman George Bernard Shaw David Mamet ,, The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he re... H. P. Lovecraft ,, We must realise that man's nature will remain the same so long as he remains man; that civilisation... Thich Nhat Hanh