Innocence is indeed a glorious thing, only, on the other ha… - Immanuel Kant

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Innocence is indeed a glorious thing, only, on the other hand, it is very sad that it cannot well maintain itself, and is easily seduced.

Immanuel Kant

The Metaphysics of Morals · May 31, 1996 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.

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all human cognition begins with intuitions, proceeds from thence to conceptions, and ends with ideas.

Look closely. The beautiful may be small.

True politics cannot take a single step without first paying homage to morals, and while politics itself is a difficult art, its combination with morals is no art at all; for morals cuts the Gordian knot which politics cannot solve as soon as the two are in conflict.

Innocence is indeed a glorious thing, only, on the other hand, it is very sad that it cannot well maintain itself, and is easily seduced. - Immanuel Kant

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