“The course of human history consists of a series of encounters between individual human beings and God in which each man and woman or child, in turn, is challenged by God to make his free choice between doing God's will and refusing to do it.” MenHumansChildrenTurnsChoicesCoursesIndividualHuman BeingsMen And WomenSeriesGods WillEncountersHuman HistoryFree Choice Author:Arnold J. Toynbee
“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 ourselves. It is our responsibility.” HumansChoicesFreedomHuman BeingsResponsibilityShouldersFreedom Of ChoiceShuffleFreedom And Responsibility Book:Civilization on Trial Source: Civilization on Trial
“The world's greatest need . . . is mutual confidence. No human being ever knows all the secrets of another's heart. Yet there is enough confidence between mother and child, husband and wife, buyer and seller . . . to make social life a practical possibility. Confidence may be risky, but it is nothing like so risky as mistrust.” KnowsWorldNeedsHumansHeartMayChildrenEnoughMotherSocialHuman BeingsSecretWifePossibilityHusbandPracticalsMutualHusband And WifeSocial LifeMistrustSellersBuyersMother And Child Author:Arnold J. Toynbee
“We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies. I am not a determinist. But I also believe that the decisive choice is seldom the latest choice in the series. More often than not, it will turn out to be some choice made relatively far back in the past.” BelieveHumansMadePastTurnsChoicesFreedomHuman BeingsDestinySeriesGenuineFreedom Of ChoiceChoices Made Author:Arnold J. Toynbee
