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We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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"We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a Philosopher from Kingdom of Württemberg (1770–1831).

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Who said "We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little ha…"?
This quote is attributed to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a Philosopher from Kingdom of Württemberg.
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel lived from 1770 – 1831.