Civilization begins at the moment sport begins. As long as life struggles for preservation—to protect itself from its enemies, maintain itself upon the surface of the earth—civilization cannot be born.
 Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco (1961). copy citation

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Author Nikos Kazantzakis
Source Report to Greco
Topic civilization struggle
Date 1961
Language English
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Note Translated by P. A. Bien
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