Philosophy is by its nature something esoteric, neither made for the mob nor capable of being prepared for the mob.

For us, mind has nature for its premise, being nature's truth and for that reason its absolute prius. In this truth nature has vanished, and mind has resulted as the idea arrived at being-for-itself, the object of which, as well as the subject, is the concept. This identity is absolute negativity, for whereas in nature the concept has its perfect external objectivity, this its alienation has been superseded, and in this alienation the concept has become identical with itself. But it is this identity therefore, only in being a return out of nature.

Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that mankind enjoyed.

Before the end of Time will be the end of History. Before the end of History will be the end of Art.

As high as mind stands above nature, so high does the state stand above physical life. Man must therefore venerate the state as a secular deity.

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions.

The Catholics had been in the position of oppressors, and the Protestants of the oppressed