"The highest point that a people can reach is the realization of the state."

"The world historical individuals are the ones who have grasped the next necessary stage in the development of the Spirit."

"The true is the bacchanalian revel in which no member is not drunk; and because every member as soon as it detaches itself, dissolves immediately—the revel is just as much transparent and simple repos…"

"The Idea is the truth of itself, and the truth of everything else."

"The beautiful is the sensible appearance of the Idea."