As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility.

Quote by Arnold Toynbee

Topics: Choice Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Responsibility Quotes

Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its...

Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its...

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things:...

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things:...

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man.

A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man.

I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country,...

I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country,...

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power...

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power...

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When...

There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a...

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a...

Advertising is, actually, a simple phenomenon in terms of economics. It is merely a substitute...

Advertising is, actually, a simple phenomenon in terms of economics. It is merely a substitute...

If your advertising goes unnoticed, everything else is academic!

If your advertising goes unnoticed, everything else is academic!

It was the sort of house that glows with substance and savoir vivre in those...

It was the sort of house that glows with substance and savoir vivre in those...

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear...

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity

The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity

Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths.

Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must...

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements