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The human race’s prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenseless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenseless against ourselves.

Arnold J. Toynbee

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Arnold Joseph Toynbee (April 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975) was a British historian and the nephew of Arnold Toynbee.

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Alternative Names: Arnold Joseph Toynbee • Toynbee, Arnold Joseph • Arnold Toynbee • Toynbee

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