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What might be said of things in themselves, separated from all relationship to our senses, remains for us absolutely unknown.

Immanuel Kant

But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows.
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Afraid Darkness Himself Philosophy
Freedom, is a property of all rational beings.
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Freedom Human Right
The history of nature, begins with good, for it is God’s work; the history of freedom begins with badness, for it is man’s work.
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Freedom God History Man Nature
Without man and his potential for moral progress, the whole of reality would be a mere wilderness, a thing in vain, and have no final purpose.
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Man Moral Potential Purpose Reality Wild
But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.
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Beginning Experience Knowledge
Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.
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Genius Independent Learning Person
Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.
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Humanity Philosophy
Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
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Empty Thinking
Treat people as an end, and never as a means to an end.
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Break Up End People
Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.
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Break Up End Human
The hand is the visible part of the brain.
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Hands Perspective See
Man desires concord; but nature know better what is good for his species; she desires discord.
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God Goodness Herself Man Nature
But, though all our knowledge begins with experience, it by no means follows that all arises out of experience.
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Beginning Experience Knowledge Ourselves
Settle, for sure and universally, what conduct will promote the happiness of a rational being.
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Happiness Human
The main point of enlightenment is man’s release from his self-caused immaturity, primarily in matters of religion.
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Freedom Man Release Religion
War seems to be ingrained in human nature, and even to be regarded as something noble to which man is inspired by his love of honor, without selfish motives.
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Human Inspirational Love Man War

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