Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
Arnold J. ToynbeeMaterial power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse
Arnold J. ToynbeeHistory not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff - well, it might as well be dead.
Arnold J. ToynbeeWe 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.
Arnold J. Toynbee