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In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole.

Jacob Burckhardt
Society, Inward, Way
Jacob Burckhardt (1964). “Force and Freedom: Reflections on History”, New York : Pantheon Books
In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole.