Arnold J. Toynbee

"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."

"So now we turn to India. This spiritual gift, that makes a man human, is still alive in Indian souls. Go on giving the world Indian examples of it. Nothing else can do so much to help mankind to save itself from destruction."

"There may or may not be only one single absolute truth and only one single ultimate way of salvation. We do not know. But we do know that there are more approaches to truth than one, and more means of salvation than one.’’‘‘This is a hard saying for adherents of the higher religions of the Judaic family (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), but it is a truism for Hindus. The spirit of mutual good-will, esteem, and veritable love … is the traditional spirit of the religions of the Indian family. This is one of India’s gifts to the world."

"Soziales Leben ist für den Menschen ohne ein Maß persönlicher Freiheit und sozialer Gerechtigkeit unmöglich. Persönliche Freiheit ist eine unerläßliche Bedingung für jede menschliche Leistung, eine gute oder böse, während soziale Gerechtigkeit die Hauptregel des Spieles menschlichen Verkehrs ist."

"Zivilisationen werden nicht ermordet, sondern begehen Selbstmord"