“Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence.”
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Joyce, J. (n.d.). Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8090-our-civilization-bequeathed-to-us-by-fierce-adventurers/
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Joyce, James. “Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8090-our-civilization-bequeathed-to-us-by-fierce-adventurers/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Joyce, James. “Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8090-our-civilization-bequeathed-to-us-by-fierce-adventurers/.