Wilhelm von Humboldt
Brief Bio: Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin
Lived: 1767-1835
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Quotes:
“Human development in its richest diversity”
The grand, leading principle, towards which every argument hitherto unfolded in these pages directly converges, is the absolute and essential importance of human development in its richest diversity.
1852 from the essay “The Limits of State Action”