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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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...

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...

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

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...

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

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.

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far...

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far...

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

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 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...

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...

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...

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

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...