Quigley predicted Western civilization will expire before 2500

Evidence

The overriding lesson of the history of civilizations, however, is that many things are probable but nothing is inevitable. Civilizations can and have reformed and renewed themselves. The central issue for the West is whether, quite apart from any external challenges, it is capable of stopping and reversing the internal processes of decay. Can the West renew itself or will sustained internal rot simply accelerate its end and/or subordination to other economically and demographically more dynamic civilizations? — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 836 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Civilizations that believe their history has ended are about to decline; Civilizational decay is reversible through intentional renewal — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 836; Roger Bacon predicted Islam’s end within thirty years using apocalyptic math

Broader Connections

• Civilizational decay is reversible through intentional renewal #complicates (0.80) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 836