America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. —Arnold Toynbee More about this quote Tags: history USA dogs analogy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it. —Arnold Toynbee More about this quote Tags: dreams goals Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The only real struggle in the history of the world … is between the vested interest and social justice. —Arnold Toynbee More about this quote Tags: justice politics history power struggle Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenseless against the tigers than they are today, when we have become defenseless against ourselves. —Arnold Toynbee More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email