“ Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards. ”
Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island (1874). copy citation
| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Source | The Mysterious Island |
| Topic | civilization necessity |
| Date | 1874 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by William Henry Giles Kingston |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1268/1268-h/1268-h.htm |
Context
“Never before had the British power in India been exposed to such danger, and if, as they had hoped, the sepoys had received assistance from without, the influence and supremacy in Asia of the United Kingdom would have been a thing of the past.
The name of Prince Dakkar was at that time well known. He had fought openly and without concealment. A price was set upon his head, but he managed to escape from his pursuers.
Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards. The sepoys were vanquished, and the land of the rajahs of old fell again under the rule of England.
Prince Dakkar, unable to find that death he courted, returned to the mountain fastnesses of Bundelkund.”
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