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Arnold J. Toynbee Quotes: The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.
         

The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.


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The absolute value of love makes life worth while, and so makes Man's strange and difficult situation acceptable. Love cannot save life from death; but it can fulfill life's purpose.

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