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> # Civilization is a movement, not a condition; it is a voyage, not a harbor.

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## More from Arnold Joseph Toynbee

1. > As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it o…

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2. > Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

[Permalink to quote \#12](https://quotesby.net/Arnold-Joseph-Toynbee/12/ "Permalink to quote 12")
3. > Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a def…

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