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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

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There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. – James Lovelock

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Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted. – Mary McCarthy, On the Contrary

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All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war they make it tour the world. – Victor Cousin

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There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits. – Salman Rushdie

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