William Woodruff

thumb| William Woodruff (12 September 1916 – 23 September 2008) was a British-American professor of world history and an author. Quotes No civilization prior to the European had occasion to believe in the systematic material progress of the whole human race; no civilization placed such stress upon the quantity rather than the quality of life; no civilization drove itself so relentlessly to an ever-receding goal; no civilization was so passion-charged to replace what is with what could be; no civilization had striven as the West has done to direct the world according to its will; no civilization has known so few moments of peace and tranquility. Impact of Western Man – A Study of Europe's Role in the World Economy, 1750–1960 (London: Macmillan, 1969) p. 16. Reported in O. W. Markley and Willis W. Harman (eds.) Changing Images of Man (Pergamon Press, 1982) ch. 3, p. 48 External links Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:Academics from England Category:University of Oxford alumni Category:Harvard University alumni Category:1916 births Category:2008 deaths