Simon Beaufoy

The recession of the late 1980s was a very visible humiliation. Cities across Britain had become the victims of botched battlefield surgery - surgery that involved the ripping up of factories, the flattening of buildings, and the razing of the Victorian heritage of heavy labour.

British Writer

Monty Williams

It is time to raze the institutional foundations of racism and segregation within politics, law enforcement and society at large.

American Coach

Colson Whitehead

You can raze the old buildings and erect magnificent corporate towers, hose down Port Authority, but you can't change people.

American Novelist

The word 'raze' implies total not partial destruction, leaving no structure standing.

Total Destruction

'Raze' often suggests destruction with a future purpose, such as new construction or removing hazards.

Origin Purpose

In historical or military contexts, 'raze' can imply destruction due to conflict or war.

War and Conflict

 the South Bronx which lies in between did not stand a chance residents were often given less than a month's notice before their buildings were razed 600,000 people were displaced the common perception was that all a pimps and pushers and prostitutes were from the South Bronx and if you are told from your earliest days that nothing

Greening the ghetto -...

 -- which is really a small amount of time, even in Second Life time -- I remember the users, the people who were then using Second Life, the residents came to me and said, we want to buy the disco -- because I had built it -- we want to buy that land and raze it