James Henry Breasted

There was an age, however, when the transition from savagery to civilization, with all its impressive outward manifestations in art and architecture, took place for the first time.

American Historian

Theodore Roosevelt

Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body.

American President

Lawrence Taylor

Taking them out of the picture, so to speak, what football really is, the savagery, the core root of football, it doesn't change. It really puts the real in football.

American Athlete

Chris Chibnall

The north-west coast of America is that mixture of beauty and savagery, which I felt was very similar to the Dorset coast.

English Writer

Annie Lennox

Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.

Scottish Musician

Don Winslow

There are various kinds of savagery: emotional, spiritual, economic, and cultural savagery.

American Author

Will Self

It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.

English Author

Michael Dirda

The savagery and power of Edith Wharton's ghost stories surprised me.

American Critic

Rashad Evans

Yeah, I like going away for camp. It brings out the savagery.

Alfred North Whitehead

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

English Mathematician

Used to describe events or actions with extreme violence, evoking strong emotions.

Emotional Intensity

Often refers to animal-like violence, suggesting that such behavior is not typical of civilized people.

Not for Humans

Use when an act is shockingly violent and beyond what is considered normal.

Shocking Impact

Describes a lifestyle or environment lacking modern comforts or social norms, often in nature.

Wild Living

Can imply a biased or superior view of one culture over another, used carefully in sensitive contexts.

Cultural Judgment

Suggests a backward-looking view on historical cultures, often unfairly.

Historical Lens

Authors use it to create a contrast with refined culture within stories.

Literary Device

 by the ancient astronauts who first colonized this planet and raised our species from savagery by giving us the gift of written language and technology and the gift of revolving restaurants. It is thought to have been

John Hodgman: Design,...

 out and sort of touch them and motivate them to to really care about these animals we want people to feel the the thrill see the beauty except the the savagery of it the brutality of it and

Savagery