Civil Emergency Service

Famous quotes containing the words civil, emergency and/or service:

    “When civil fury first grew high,
    And men fell out, they knew not why;
    When hard words, jealousies, and fears,
    Set folks together by the ears,
    And made them fight, like mad or drunk,
    For Dame Religion, as for punk;”
    —Samuel Butler (1612–1680)

    “In this country, you never pull the emergency brake, even when there is an emergency. It is imperative that the trains run on schedule.”
    —Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)

    “Television could perform a great service in mass education, but there’s no indication its sponsors have anything like this on their minds.”
    —Tallulah Bankhead (1903–1968)