"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion." ― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Topic(s): Great More From Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel "The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom." "Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it." "Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature." More In Great "It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do."― Benito Mussolini "I’ve come to understand that there’s always something positive, even in a negative situation."― Leif Garrett "I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on."― Thomas Hardy