<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The purpose of civilization has never been to... > The purpose of civilization has never been to abolish every dangerous capability, because civilization itself is largely the accumulated history of learning how to inhabit dangerous capabilities without being destroyed by them. **Source:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match. There Is No Safety. There Is No Retreat.]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The purpose of civilization has never been to abolish every dangerous capability, because civilization itself is largely the accumulated history of learning how to inhabit dangerous capabilities without being destroyed by them.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-purpose-civilization-never-without-being-destroyed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->