Quote from: Imagination Topic

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameArnold J. Toynbee
  • DescriptionBritish historian, author of A Study of History
  • AliasesArnold J. Toynbee; Toynbee; Arnold Joseph Toynbee
  • BornApril 14, 1889
  • DiedOctober 22, 1975
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionHistorian