I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills. Arnold J. Toynbee civilizationdieorganism Change image and share on social
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor. Arnold J. Toynbee civilizationconditionharbor Change image and share on social
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 considerablydefencelesshuman Change image and share on social
History is a vision of God's creation on the move. Arnold J. Toynbee creationgodhistory Change image and share on social
Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. Arnold J. Toynbee civilizationdiemurder Change image and share on social
America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail it knocks over a chair. Arnold J. Toynbee americachairdog Change image and share on social
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility. Arnold J. Toynbee beingchoiceendow Change image and share on social
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. Arnold J. Toynbee civilizationfillintelligently Change image and share on social
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 achievementconsciousnesscontemporary share on social
Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now. Arnold J. Toynbee appearcivilizationcollapse Change image and share on social
