Ibn Khaldun Quotes and Sayings
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“Man is essentially ignorant, and becomes learned through acquiring knowledge.”
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“The term of life of a dynasty does not normally exceed three generations. For in the first generation are still preserved the characteristic features of rough, uncivilized rural life, such as hard conditions of life, courage, ferocity, and partnership in authority. Therefore the strength of the 'Asabiya is maintained ...”
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“We know that the Zanj (blacks) are the least intelligent and the least discerning of mankind, and the least capable of understanding the consequences of actions.”
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“Throughout history many nations have suffered a physical defeat, but that has never marked the end of a nation. But when a nation has become the victim of a psychological defeat, then that marks the end of a nation.”
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“Government is an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.”
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“The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.”
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“Geometry enlightlens the intellect and sets one's mind right”
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“Businesses owned by responsible and organized merchants shall eventually surpass those owned by wealthy rulers.”
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“Therefore, the Negro nation are, as a rule, submissive to slavery, because [Negroes] have little [that is essentially] human and have attributes that are quite similar to those of dumb animals, as we have stated.”
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