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Friedrich Ratzel

Friedrich Ratzel Biography

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Friedrich Ratzel (August 30, 1844 - August 9, 1904) was a German geographer known for his theoretical contributions to the relationship between geographical environment and human behavior.

Friedrich Ratzel (August 30, 1844 - August 9, 1904) was a German geographer known for his theoretical contributions to the relationship between geographical environment and human behavior.

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“Arbitrary rule has its basis, not in the strength of the state or the chief, but in the moral weakness of the individual, who submits almost without resistance to the domineering power.”

States Individual Freedom Moral Democracy Revolution Weakness Bases Resistance Chiefs Submit Arbitrary

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“A philosophy of the history of the human race, worthy of its name, must begin with the heavens and descend to the earth, must be charged with the conviction that all existence is one-a single conception sustained from beginning to end upon one identical law.”

Humans Ends Philosophy Earth Law Names Heaven Race Existence Historical Conviction Worthy Human Race Conception Identical

Author:Friedrich Ratzel

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Born: August 30, 1844
Died: August 9, 1904
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