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> # Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

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## More from Arnold Joseph Toynbee

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

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2. > History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

[Permalink to quote \#13](https://quotesby.net/Arnold-Joseph-Toynbee/13/ "Permalink to quote 13")
3. > 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…

[Permalink to quote \#10](https://quotesby.net/Arnold-Joseph-Toynbee/10/ "Permalink to quote 10")

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