Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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... important , but the other two are the more urgent , because , if we were to fail in these in the short run , we might lose for ever our opportunity of achieving a spiritual rebirth which cannot just be whistled for at our convenience ...
... important , but the other two are the more urgent , because , if we were to fail in these in the short run , we might lose for ever our opportunity of achieving a spiritual rebirth which cannot just be whistled for at our convenience ...
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... important ) . But , short of the world - wide United Nations organiza- tion , we see on the present political map certain elastic associations of self - governing nations like the British Com- monwealth or the Pan American Union , in ...
... important ) . But , short of the world - wide United Nations organiza- tion , we see on the present political map certain elastic associations of self - governing nations like the British Com- monwealth or the Pan American Union , in ...
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... important , not for their immediate political and economic consequences , but for their long- term religious consequences . This Graeco - Roman illustra- tion , of which we know the whole story , also gives us some idea of the time ...
... important , not for their immediate political and economic consequences , but for their long- term religious consequences . This Graeco - Roman illustra- tion , of which we know the whole story , also gives us some idea of the time ...
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My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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