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The State is the absolute reality and the individual himself has objective existence, truth and morality only in his capacity as a member of the State.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Age: 61 †
Born: 1770
Born: August 27
Died: 1831
Died: November 14
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