It Is Clear That Every Civilization Undergoes

The Instrument Of Expansion Of Classical Civilization Was A Social Organization, Slavery.

Western Civilization Presents One Of The Most Difficult Tasks For Historical Analysis, Because It Is Not Yet Finished, Because We Are A Part Of It And Lack Perspective, And Because It Presents Considerable Variation From Our Pattern Of Historical Change.

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.

This Persistence As Private Firms Continued Because It Ensured The Maximum Of Anonymity And Secrecy To Persons Of Tremendous Public Power Who Dreaded Public Knowledge Of Their Activities As An Evil Almost As Great As Inflation.

The Failure Of Christianity In The Areas West From Sicily Was Even Greater, And Was Increased By The Spread Of Arab Outlooks And Influence To That Area, And Especially To Spain.