Revolutions of the Mind – Quote by Wilhelm von Humboldt

„If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated in the periodical revolutions on the human mind.“

Wilhelm von HumboldtWilhelm von Humboldt on the origin of historical revolutions in the recurring transformations of the human mind.
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Wilhelm von Humboldt was a Prussian scholar, writer, and statesman.

Wilhelm von Humboldt interprets historical upheavals as expressions of recurring developments in the human mind.


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Wilhelm von Humboldt played a key role in reforming the educational system in Prussia and founded the Humboldtian education ideal. He initiated the founding of the University of Berlin and promoted Neohumanism. His work covered political theory, linguistics, and cultural studies. Alongside his brother Alexander, he is considered an important figure in German cultural history.

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