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title: "I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization … — Arnold Joseph Toynbee Quote #15 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills. — a quote by Arnold Joseph Toynbee."
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> # I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills.

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## More from Arnold Joseph Toynbee

1. > I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

[Permalink to quote \#14](https://quotesby.net/Arnold-Joseph-Toynbee/14/ "Permalink to quote 14")
2. > I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country, perhaps, but I don't believe it can write a book.

[Permalink to quote \#16](https://quotesby.net/Arnold-Joseph-Toynbee/16/ "Permalink to quote 16")
3. > 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")

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