Will Durant, (1885-1981) American psychologist, philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Will Durant Quote “[H]istory assures us that civilizations decay quite leisurely.”Will Durant ~ Will Durant (1885-1981) American psychologist, philosopherLessons of History Apathy , Civilization , Corruption , History Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 12/14/09 and their final destruction is hard and violent Reply J Carlton, Calgary 12/14/09 We're in the final stages of "Democracy" now. What comes next will come from the barrel of a gun. Reply cal, lewisville, tx 12/14/09 An Italian lawmaker said that it took Italy 2,000 years to get in the shape it is in now but only took the US 200 years. Once your on the Roman Road-there may be no turning back. Reply E Archer, NYC 12/15/09 Empires are all doomed to fall, but the cause of Liberty shall go on forever. Reply Anon 3/19/10 The rot is so apparent in our country it's easy to see the collapse soon to come. It is this collapse that those who wrote the Patriot Act are counting on to exercise the full power of that Act. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Will Durant quote is found in these categories: Apathy quotes Civilization quotes Corruption quotes History quotes About Will Durant Bio of Will Durant Quotations by Will Durant Books by/about Will Durant Will Durant videos Will Durant on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Will Durant