[lbo-talk] Toynbee (?) quote

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Sun Sep 4 16:25:05 PDT 2005


Does anyone know where this quote comes from? All I can find on the net is "attributed" (to Arnold Toynbee) which usually means "fake." But I really like it and I'd love to place it.

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Apathy can only be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: an ideal which takes the imagination by storm and an intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

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Michael



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