At this supremely dangerous moment in human history , the only way of salvation is the ancient Hindu way. Here we have the attitude and spirit that can make it possible for the human race to grow together in to a single family." - Meaning and context.">
As quoted from Gewali, Salil (2013). Great Minds on India. New Delhi: Penguin Random House.
• Arnold J. Toynbee, http://hindubooks.org/scj/ch2.htm
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It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in self-destruction of the human race. At this supremely dangerous moment in human history , the only way of salvation is the ancient Hindu way. Here we have the attitude and spirit that can make it possible for the human race to grow together in to a single family.

— Arnold J. Toynbee

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in self-destruction of the human race. At this supremely dangerous moment in human history , the only way of salvation is the ancient Hindu way. Here we have the attitude and spirit that can make it possible for the human race to grow together in to a single family." in the context of "As quoted from Gewali, Salil (2013). Great Minds on India. New Delhi: Penguin Random House.
• Arnold J. Toynbee, http://hindubooks.org/scj/ch2.htm" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Arnold J. Toynbee

About Arnold J. Toynbee

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