Quote of the Day

Andrew C. McCarthy, writing in the National Review Online about modern piracy:

Civilization is not an evolution of mankind but the imposition of human good on human evil. It is not a historical inevitability. It is a battle that has to be fought every day, because evil doesn’t recede willingly.

Every generation has to be civilized anew; it is the work of parents, teachers, churches and the police. Hat tip to Mark Steyn for citing the quote.