World history is a court of judgment.

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

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...

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...

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...

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

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...

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is...

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is...

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

When we meditate, we are aligning our energy fields to a divine consciousness of love.

When we meditate, we are aligning our energy fields to a divine consciousness of love.

History is a better guide than good intentions

History is a better guide than good intentions