“Schism in the soul, schism in the body social, will not be resolved by any scheme to return to the good old days (archaism), or by programs guaranteed to render an ideal projected future (futurism), or even by the most… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country, perhaps, but I don't believe it can write a… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
“Some historians hold that history is just one damned thing after another.” — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
“Society is the total network of relations between human beings. The components of society are thus not human beings but relations between them.” — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self. — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
“Militarism has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations. The single art of war makes progress at the expense of… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
“Schism in the soul, schism in the body social, will not be resolved by any scheme to return to the good old days (archaism),… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
