<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Civilization is not the absence of the animal.... > Civilization is not the absence of the animal. Civilization is the animal's own assessment of what it is capable of, poured into concrete. **Source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Civilization is not the absence of the animal. Civilization is the animal's own assessment of what it is capable of, poured into concrete.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-civilization-absence-animal-capable-poured-concrete ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->