Ibn Khaldun Quotes on Politics
Ibn Khaldun was a North African Arab historian and philosopher, born in Tunis to a family of Andalusian scholars. This page collects quotes attributed to Ibn Khaldun on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Ibn Khaldun:
“The vanquished always want to imitate the victor in his distinctive marks, his dress, his occupation, and all his other conditions and customs.”
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Attributed to Ibn Khaldun:
“Civilization both begins and ends with desert living.”
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Attributed to Ibn Khaldun:
“When civilization reaches the limit of luxury and ease, it begins to decay.”
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Attributed to Ibn Khaldun:
“Differences of conditions among people are the result of the different ways in which they make their living.”
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Attributed to Ibn Khaldun:
“History is a science, and its subject is the human social organization.”
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Attributed to Ibn Khaldun:
“A scholar's relationship to politics and politicians is like that of a lamb to a wolf.”