“Many of the great achievements in history that are commonly attributed to one geo-cultural domain often owe a great debt to those of others. In this sense, some of the greatest achievements of human civilisation have been collective efforts and are part of the same human story.”

—  Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), p.14

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