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I became aware," Toynbee recalled, "of a difference in national traditions. Where the German a priori method drew blank, let us see what could be done by English empiricism." Focusing on the genesis and survival of societies, his original approach was eminently practical and fact-oriented. He started with an intriguing paradox. "The view that certain environments, presenting easy and comfortable conditions of life, provide the key to an exp..
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Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.
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I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
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A celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.
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A sign of a celebrity is often that his name is worth more than his services.
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The Republic of Technology where we will be living is a feedback world.
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