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“Nothing in Nature stands still; everything strives and moves forward. If we could only view the first stages of creation, how the kingdoms of nature were built one upon the other, a progression of forward-striving forces would reveal itself in all evolution.”

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Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder

Johann Gottfried Herder was a German philosopher, born on August 25, 1744, in Halle, Germany, and died on December 18, 1803. He was a significant figure in the German Enlightenment and had a profound impact on German literature and philosophy. more

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