In history, we are concerned with what has been and what is; in philosophy, however, we are concerned not with what belongs exclusively to the past or to the future, but with that which is, both now and eternally - in short, with reason.

The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of the Many.

The enquiry into the essential destiny of Reason - as far as it is considered in reference to the World - is identical with the question, what is the ultimate …

It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: 'Is it true in and for itself?'