Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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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...

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...

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

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...

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of...

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of...

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

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.

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just...

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just...

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...

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

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

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

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not...

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not...

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

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...

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

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

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts...

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts...

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a...

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a...

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...

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...