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Small: Education is the art of making man ethical
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"Education is the art of making man ethical"
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosopher
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Small: Animals are in possession of themselves their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to t
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it"
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosopher
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Small: An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think"
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosopher
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Small: Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help"
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosopher
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Small: What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity
"What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and his
"Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to ma
"Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody t
"Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: The state is not abolished, it withers away
"The state is not abolished, it withers away"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social develo
"All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: I didnt tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didnt think m
Mathias Rust
"I didn't tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didn't think much about what would happen afterwards"
Mathias Rust, Aviator
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Small: I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby
Mathias Rust
"I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby. I landed there and taxied into Red Square"
Mathias Rust, Aviator
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Small: What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the ne
Emil Nolde
"What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work"
Emil Nolde, Artist
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Small: I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena
Mathias Rust
"I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena"
Mathias Rust, Aviator
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Small: I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit.
Mathias Rust
"I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate"
Mathias Rust, Aviator
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Small: The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it
"The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it"
Carl Friedrich Gauss, Mathematician
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Small: Mathematicians stand on each others shoulders
"Mathematicians stand on each other's shoulders"
Carl Friedrich Gauss, Mathematician
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Small: Until 1914 I loved to travel I often went to Italy and once spent a few months in India. Since then I have alm
"Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a few months in India. Since then I have almost entirely abandoned travelling, and I have not been outside of Switzerland for over ten years"
Herman Hesse, Author
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Small: It was morning through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over th
"It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over the long roofs of the neighboring houses. It too seemed full of joy, as if it had special plans, and had put on its finest clothes for the occasion"
Herman Hesse, Author
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Small: The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prim
"The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic"
Carl Friedrich Gauss, Mathematician
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Small: I am coming more and more to the conviction that the necessity of our geometry cannot be demonstrated, at leas
"I am coming more and more to the conviction that the necessity of our geometry cannot be demonstrated, at least neither by, nor for, the human intellect"
Carl Friedrich Gauss, Mathematician
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Small: We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter,
Joseph Goebbels
"We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns"
Joseph Goebbels, Criminal
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Small: I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scienti
"I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scientific"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past
"From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many deal
"Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to av
"An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of the present day, of being, in other words, a reactionary"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play
Joseph Goebbels
"Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play"
Joseph Goebbels, Criminal
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Small: If we are attacked we can only defend ourselves with guns not with butter
Joseph Goebbels
"If we are attacked we can only defend ourselves with guns not with butter"
Joseph Goebbels, Criminal
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Small: I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy but I have never
"I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: Theres only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but theres no road leading from the ridiculous to the s
"There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime"
Lion Feuchtwanger, Novelist
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Small: The artist need not know very much best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathe
Emil Nolde
"The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks"
Emil Nolde, Artist
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Small: Clever people master life the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties
Emil Nolde
"Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties"
Emil Nolde, Artist
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Small: The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic repub
"The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and
"The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
"Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: Freedom is the recognition of necessity
"Freedom is the recognition of necessity"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal
"Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal"
Friedrich Engels, Philosopher
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Small: My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought Id cause casualties
Mathias Rust
"My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties"
Mathias Rust, Aviator
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Small: I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB
Mathias Rust
"I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB"
Mathias Rust, Aviator
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Small: The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little tech
Emil Nolde
"The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors"
Emil Nolde, Artist
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