The first remark we have to make, and which — though already presented more than once — cannot be too often repeated when the occasion seems to call … - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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The first remark we have to make, and which — though already presented more than once — cannot be too often repeated when the occasion seems to call for it, — is that what we call principle, aim, destiny, or the nature and idea of Spirit, is something merely general and abstract. Principle — Plan of Existence — Law — is a hidden, undeveloped essence, which as such — however true in itself — is not completely real.