civilized
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said External link “taxes are what we pay for civilized society,” suggesting we get what we pay for.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“Ottoman elites internalized and even embraced European ideas about their own Empire. These elites aspired to become Westernized, which they saw as civilized and modern.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“She was such a civilized, cultural person,” Stasevska says of her grandmother, adding that she taught her grandkids everything she knew about her home country.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
They settled on House No. 2, which also appeared civilized but in a less unsavory location.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
The biscuits were for her own use, in case the Incorrigibles themselves got carried away and needed to be lured back to more civilized surroundings.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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