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The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Achievements Between Consciousness Contemporary Crying Extinction Happens Islam Islamic Muslims Need Outstanding Race Virtue World

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A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: City Man Powers Trap Walking

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I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Because Believe Civilization Civilizations Die Organism Product Wills

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The equation of religion with belief is rather recent.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Belief Equation Rather Recent Religion

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America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail it knocks over a chair.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: America Chair Dog Every Every Time Friendly Knocks Large Over Room Small Tail Time

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The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Against Become Better Considerably Human Ourselves Prospects Race Survival Than Tigers Today Were

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The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Beaches Cities Continent Immense Land Lie Like Taken Whales

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History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Creation God History Move Vision

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I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Advertising Any Any Circumstances Circumstances Evil Think Which Would I Can

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History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff well, it might as well be dead.

~Arnold J. Toynbee

Topics: Action Dead History Intellectual Intellectual Life Life Like Might Nothing Practical Stuff Use Used Well You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Historian

Born: April 14th, 1889

Died: October 22nd, 1975

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