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> # Toynbee predicted: 'At the close of this century, the world would be dominated by the West, but that in the 21st century 'India will conquer her conquerors.''

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## More from Arnold Joseph Toynbee

1. > There may or may not be only one single absolute truth and only one single ultimate way of salvation. We do not know. But we do know that there are more approa…

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2. > So now we turn to India. This spiritual gift, that makes a man human, is still alive in Indian souls. Go on giving the world Indian examples of it. Nothing els…

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3. > It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in self-destruction of the hum…

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