A statue (located in his native city of Tunis) of the Arab historian and philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun, who is widely regarded by both Muslim and Western scholars as the father of modern historiography, sociology, and economics
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Government is an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIbn Khaldun (1332 [Tunis]-1406 [Cairo])<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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