[T]his species works intentionally on its own destruction (by war). This, however, does not keep the rational creatures of such a constantly advancin… - Immanuel Kant

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[T]his species works intentionally on its own destruction (by war). This, however, does not keep the rational creatures of such a constantly advancing culture, even in the midst of war, from promising to mankind in coming centuries an unequivocal prospect of bliss which will never end.

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

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A great part, perhaps the greatest part, of the business of our reason consists in the analysation of the conceptions which we already possess of objects.

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it was the duty of philosophy to destroy the illusions which had their origin in misconceptions, whatever darling hopes and valued expectations may be ruined by its explanations.

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