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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of cities, nor…

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.

In today’s wordsThe true test of civilization is not the census, the size of cities, or the crops, but the kind of people the country produces.

Ralph Waldo EmersonCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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