The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world.
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"The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world." — Edgar Quinet
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The law of humanity ought to be composed of the past, the present, and the future, that we bear within us; whoever possesses but one of these terms, has but a fragment of the law of the moral world. — Edgar Quinet
About Edgar Quinet
Edgar Quinet was a Historian from France (1803–1875).
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This quote is attributed to Edgar Quinet, a Historian from France.
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Edgar Quinet lived from 1803 – 1875.