Nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion.[Nichts Großes in der Welt ohne Leidenschaft vollbracht worden ist.]
It is useless to revert to similar circumstances in the Past.
It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in providence, than to see their real import or value.[Es ist leichter, den Mangel an Individuen, an Staaten, an der Weltleitung einzusehen als ihren wahrhaften Gehalt.]
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.
Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.[Im Gedränge der Weltbegebenheiten hilft nicht ein allgemeiner Grundsatz.]
