But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.

I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.

I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.

Christianity is the very root and foundation of Western civilization.

Overall, it seems that we have to accept that Western civilization will decline. It is, essentially, inevitable.

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.