The Cycle of Civilization

The Cycle of Civilization
Man begins his existence in bondage, and rises:
from bondage through spiritual faith,
from spiritual faith to courage,
from courage to liberty,
from liberty to abundance,
from abundance to selfishness,
from selfishness to complacency,
from complacency to apathy,
from apathy to dependency,
from dependency back into bondage.

-Clarence Manion, dean of Nortre Dame law school (1941-1952) as quoted in “In whom do you trust?”, R.B. Thieme, Jr.

To keep a civilization going you need : Productivity, Knowledge, Frugality, Saving, Investing, Creativity, Innovation,  Risk, Accountability, Responsibility, Consequences, Communication, Sacrifice, Sharing, Contribution, Charity, Peace, and Care. If people, and the civilization they make up, are selfish, they will have a hard time doing the things they need to do to keep their civilization going.

http://www.gpire.com/2012/05/13/seven-social-burdens/