"Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights"
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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This quote suggests that true tragedies in the world do not occur from a basic choice between what is right and incorrect. Instead, they occur when there are two equally valid options that conflict with each other, resulting in a difficult choice or situation. Hegel recommends that such disasters might be more intricate and difficult to fix than simple matters of right and wrong, as both options have some credibility, making it difficult to identify which is the very best course of action.
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