• A civilization is a social entity that manifests religious, political , legal, and customary uniformity over an extended period, and which confers on its members the benefits of socially accumulated knowledge.

    Roger Scruton: A civilization is a social entity that manifests religious, political , legal, and customary uniformity over an extended period, and which confers on its members the benefits of socially accumulated knowledge.
    Roger Scruton (2007). “Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged”, p.2, Encounter Books