"Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored." ― Lord Byron Topic(s): History Tags: polished, society More From Lord Byron "Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure." "Opinions are made to be changed – or how is truth to be got at?" "This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions." More In History "History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security."― Phyllis Schlafly "Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically."― Robert Mugabe "We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities."― Thabo Mbeki