The West Believes That Man And The

It Is Clear That Every Civilization Undergoes A Process Of Historical Change. We Can See That A Civilization Comes Into Existence, Passes Through A Long Experience, And Eventually Goes Out Of Existence.

A State Is Not The Same Thing As A Society, Although The Greeks And Romans Thought It Was. A State Is An Organization Of Power On A Territorial Basis.

The Growth Of Financial Capitalism Made Possible A Centralization Of World Economic Control And Use Of This Power For The Direct Benefit Of Financiers And The Indirect Injury Of All Other Economic Groups.

I Came Into History From A Primary Concern With Mathematics And Science. This Has Been A Tremendous Help To Me As A Person And As A Historian, Although It Must Be Admitted It Has Served To Make My Historical Interpretations Less Conventional Than May Be Acceptable Of Many Of My Colleagues In The Field.

The Process By Which Civilization, As An Abstract Entity Distinct From The Societies In Which It Is Embodied, Dies Or Is Reborn Is A Very Significant One.