We Learn From History That We Do

It Is A Matter Of Perfect Indifference Where A Thing Originated; The Only Question Is: Is It True In And For Itself?

On The Stage On Which We Are Observing It, — Universal History — Spirit Displays Itself In Its Most Concrete Reality.

The History Of The World Is Not The Theatre Of Happiness. Periods Of Happiness Are Blank Pages In It, For They Are Periods Of Harmony--periods When The Antithesis Is In Abeyance.

In History, We Are Concerned With What Has Been And What Is; In Philosophy, However, We Are Concerned Not With What Belongs Exclusively To The Past Or To The Future, But With That Which Is, Both Now And Eternally — In Short, With Reason.

The Proofs Of The Existence Of God Are To Such An Extent Fallen Into Discredit That They Pass For Something Antiquated, Belonging To Days Gone By.