(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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

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

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.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But...

Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But...

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...

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...

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

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...

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...

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

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...

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...

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

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

What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything...

What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything...

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

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...

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...

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...

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...