Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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... society . It has , perhaps , been reached by individual men and women . At least , I can think of certain saints and sages who seem to me , in their personal lives , to have reached the goal , at least in so far as I myself am able to ...
... society . It has , perhaps , been reached by individual men and women . At least , I can think of certain saints and sages who seem to me , in their personal lives , to have reached the goal , at least in so far as I myself am able to ...
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... society have acted and reacted upon one another several times in succession , in different situations and in alternating roles . The first encounter between them occurred when the Western society was in its infancy and when Islam was ...
... society have acted and reacted upon one another several times in succession , in different situations and in alternating roles . The first encounter between them occurred when the Western society was in its infancy and when Islam was ...
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... society and in the nature of man . Society is , after all , only the common ground between the fields of action . of a number of personalities , and human personality , at any rate as we know it in this world , has an innate capacity ...
... society and in the nature of man . Society is , after all , only the common ground between the fields of action . of a number of personalities , and human personality , at any rate as we know it in this world , has an innate capacity ...
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My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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