The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses, conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it.

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

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...

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

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...

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

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...

The reality is that zero defects in products plus zero pollution plus zero risk on...

The reality is that zero defects in products plus zero pollution plus zero risk on...

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

Governments should not possess instruments of coercion and violence denied to their citizens.

Governments should not possess instruments of coercion and violence denied to their citizens.