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Now who are the individuals who are the greatest benefactors of the living generation of mankind? I should say: Confucius and Lao-tse; the Buddha; the Prophets of Israel and Judah; Zoroaster; Jesus; and Muhammad; and Socrates.

Arnold J. Toynbee

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The Greatest Benefactors

Topic: Interfaith Pathways

“Now who are the individuals who are the greatest benefactors of the living generation of mankind? I should say: Confucius and Lao-tse; the Buddha; the Prophets of Israel and Judah; Zoroaster; Jesus; and Muhammad; and Socrates.”

Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH (14 April 1889 – 22 October 1975) was a British historian, philosopher of history, research professor of international history at the London School of Economics and the University of London and author of numerous books. Toynbee in the 1918–1950 period was a leading specialist on international affairs.
He is best known for his 12-volume A Study of History (1934–1961). With his prodigious output of papers, articles, speeches and presentations, and numerous books translated into many languages, Toynbee was a widely read and discussed scholar in the 1940s and 1950s.
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(1889-1975) Humanism, Arts and Sciences
Civilization on Trial

Toynbee, Arnold J. Civilization on Trial . Oxford University Press, New York, 1948, p. 156 [Arnold J. Toynbee, Civilization on Trial].

Arnold J. Toynbee


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