When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only...

Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only...

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than...

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than...

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come...

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come...

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their...

The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their...

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of...

The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of...

Dialectics gives expression to a law which is felt in all grades of consciousness and...

Dialectics gives expression to a law which is felt in all grades of consciousness and...

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize...

An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize...

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in...

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in...

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God...

May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God...

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes