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German philosopher, one of the most important representatives of German classical philosophy. Hegel's philosophical system has had a profound impact on the world. Hegel believed that the task of philosophy is to reveal the absolute spirit, emphasizing the importance of reason, history, and dialectics.

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“The frivolity and boredom which unsettle the established order, the vague foreboding of something unknown, these are the heralds of approaching change. The gradual crumbling that left unaltered the face of the whole is cut short by a sunburst which, in one flash, illuminates the features of the new world.”

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Book:Phenomenology of Spirit

Source: Phenomenology of Spirit

“The only Thought which Philosophy brings with it to the contemplation of History, is the simple conception of Reason; that Reason is the Sovereign of the World; that the history of the world, therefore, presents us with a rational process.”

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Book:The Philosophy of History

Source: The Philosophy of History

“Regarding History as the slaughter-bench at which the happiness of peoples, the wisdom of States, and the virtue of individuals have been victimized--the question involuntarily arises--to what principle, to what final aim these enormous sacrifices have been offered.”

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Book:The Philosophy of History

Source: The Philosophy of History

“Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.”

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“World history is a court of judgment.”

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“We learn from history that we do not learn from history”

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“We learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.”

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“The history of the world is none other than the progress of the , consciousness of freedom.”

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Book:The Philosophy of History

Source: The Philosophy of History

“Rulers, Statesmen, Nations, are wont to be emphatically commended to the teaching which experience offers in history. But what experience and history teach is this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it. Each period is involved in such peculiar circumstances, exhibits a condition of things so strictly idiosyncratic, that its conduct must be regulated by considerations connected with itself, and itself alone.”

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Book:Reading Hegel: The Introductions

Source: Reading Hegel: The Introductions

About the Author

Born: August 27, 1770
Died: November 14, 1831
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 176

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