Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, (1770-1831) German philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-5] of 5 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel quotesGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel QuotesGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Freedom is the fundamental character of the will, as weight is of matter... That which is free is the will. Will without freedom is an empty word.~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel When individuals and nations have once got in their heads the abstract concept of full-blown liberty, there is nothing like it in its uncontrollable strength.~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print