The East knew and to the present day knows only that One is Free; the Greek and the Roman world, that some are free; the German World knows that All are free. The first political form therefore which we observe in History, is Despotism, the second Democracy and Aristocracy, the third, Monarchy.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelTruth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGenuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelThe owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel