Civilization is a horizon which we can approach, while barbarity is a background from which we seek to move away; neither condition can be entirely i… - Tzvetan Todorov

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Civilization is a horizon which we can approach, while barbarity is a background from which we seek to move away; neither condition can be entirely identified with particular beings. It consists of acts and attitudes that are barbarian or civilized, not individuals or peoples.

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About Tzvetan Todorov

Tzvetan Todorov (1 March 1939 - 7 February 2017) was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist, essayist and geologist.

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Native Name: Цветан Тодоров
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