Patrick Rothfuss

I started a novel back in high school. It wasn't very good. It was the opposite of good. The writing itself wasn't too bad, and the characters were interesting. But the story was a mess, and it was full of fantasy cliches. Dwarf with an axe. Barbarian warrior. I don't ever think I'd bother finishing that. It's just not worth my time.

American Writer

Noam Chomsky

Unlike Europe, China can't be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way. But China, they've been there for 3,000 years and are paying no attention to the barbarians and don't see any need to.

American Activist

Breyten Breytenbach

The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's interests.

South African Writer

Linda Colley

If you believe you are the city on the hill, the world's best hope, it is tempting also to believe that outside your boundaries are barbarians.

British Historian

Thomas Sowell

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.

American Economist

Fawad Khan

Men are naturally barbarians, and that will remain forever. The passion, the love, and the lust is intensifying with time.

Pakistani Actor

Pierre Schaeffer

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

French Composer

William Inge

Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.

English Clergyman

Robert Christgau

I am one of the barbarians - I love rock and roll.

American Journalist

Napoleon Bonaparte

French Statesman

The word 'barbarian' often implies negativity, suggesting wildness or lack of civilization.

Negative Connotation

Use 'barbarian' to refer to historical groups seen as uncivilized, not modern people.

Often Historical

Avoid using 'barbarian' to insult someone; it can be seen as offensive.

Not Personal Insult

When used as an adjective, it describes behavior that is considered uncivilized or primitive.

Describes Behavior

Using 'barbarian' to describe a culture can be insensitive. Understand the culture's context first.

Culturally Insensitive

Sometimes used for exaggeration, not to be taken literally.

Not Always Literal

Used specifically in the context of ancient civilizations, typically as a term by Greeks and Romans.

Ancient Context

In modern times, 'barbarian' as a foreigner is outdated and not commonly used.

Archaic Term

Be cautious using 'barbarian' in modern contexts to avoid offending different cultures or ethnicities.

Avoid Modern Offense

 before I finished the chief of the barbarians stood up and said but wait you haven't told us about the greatest ruler of them all we want to hear about that man who spoke with the voice of thunder who laughed like the sunrise who came from that place called America which is so far from here that if a young man should travel there he would

Learning from past...

 was one of the most barbaric things you could do it's just outrageous that you would be covering your entire body in this way so the greeks surrounded themselves with depictions of these so-called barbarians almost like they were creating a thrilling alternate universe

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 He was one of the most fearsome warlords who ever lived, waging an unstoppable conquest across the Eurasian continent. But was Genghis Khan a vicious barbarian or a unifier who paved the way for the modern world?

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 We'll come back to them later. Now on to our story. In the year 400 C.E. the Celts in Britain were ruled by Romans. This had one benefit for the the Romans protected them from the barbarian Saxon tribes

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 so we just left it there forever. Mammoth Chunks. These things weigh, like, seven pounds each. Barbarian repellent. It's full of salad and potpourri — things that barbarians hate. Dead languages.

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 called Elgin a barbarian in Hong Kong they gave him a street and on this street you can go to a classic British store called Marks & Spencer and you can buy yourself a dry British sandwich on

Singing from the...

 whom Byzantines considered barbarians. In the ninth century, visitors from beyond the frontier were astonished at the graceful stone arches and domes of the imperial palace in Constantinople.

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 such as jazz or punk or rap. What do you think Plato would say about the music you listen to? Is it beneficial to your ethos, or will it degenerate you into a gibbering, amoral barbarian?

Music and creativity in...

 have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much. So why are both known as goths? Is it a weird coincidence or a deeper connection stretching across the centuries?

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 Romans are pulling out the Britons are on their own barbarians flood into the country wreaking havoc with their world falling apart where people need a hero