"Man is meant to live in society, he must live in society; he is not a full man, and is opposed to his nature, if he lives in isolation; it is important not to confuse society with the separate, empirically determined society called the state. Life within the state is not an absolute goal of man. The state organization of a particular era is the result of its previous destinies.
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Author
Johann Gottlieb FichteAll Translations
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Man is meant to live in society, he must live in society; he is not a full man, and is opposed to his nature, if he lives in isolation; it is important not to confuse society with the separate, empirically determined society called the state. Life within the state is not an absolute goal of man. The state organization of a particular era is the result of its previous destinies.
""Omul este menit să trăiască în societate, el trebuie să trăiască în societate; el nu este un om deplin și se opune firii sale, dacă trăiește izolat; este important să nu confundăm societatea cu societatea aparte, determinată empiric, și care se numește stat. Viața în cadrul statului nu este un scop absolut al omului. Organizarea statală a unei epoci anume este rezultatul destinelor ei anterioare."